Title :
Harmonic balance analysis for coupled device and circuit simulation
Author :
Hu, Yutao ; Mayaram, Kartikeya
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
Abstract :
A coupled device and circuit simulator based on the harmonic balance method is described. The simulator supports accurate numerical models for diodes, BJTs, and MOSFETs. These combined with the harmonic balance method allow accurate and efficient steady-state simulation of RF circuits
Keywords :
MOSFET; bipolar transistors; circuit simulation; harmonic analysis; semiconductor device models; semiconductor diodes; BJT; MOSFET; RF circuits; SPICE3; coupled device and circuit simulation; diodes; harmonic balance analysis; numerical models; steady-state simulation; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Codecs; Computational modeling; Coupling circuits; Harmonic analysis; Numerical models; Radio frequency; Steady-state; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Conference, 2001. RAWCON 2001. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waltham, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7189-5
DOI :
10.1109/RAWCON.2001.947565