Title :
Small-signal analysis of MESFET including the energy conservation equation
Author :
Tsai, Yao-Tsung ; Grotjohn, Timothy A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
fDate :
12/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The sinusoidal steady-state analysis (SSSA) method is applied to the energy transport model which solves the Poisson equation, the continuity equation, and the energy conservation equation. The SSSA method is used to obtain the AC solution of the GaAs MESFET in two dimensions. Comparison of the y-parameters for a GaAs MESFET calculated using the SSSA energy transport model and a two-dimensional Monte Carlo particle model shows close agreement. The convergence properties of the SSSA method are also discussed
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Schottky gate field effect transistors; gallium arsenide; semiconductor device models; AC solution; GaAs; MESFET; Poisson equation; continuity equation; convergence properties; energy conservation equation; energy transport model; sinusoidal steady-state analysis; small-signal analysis; y-parameters; Convergence; Electrons; Energy conservation; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; MESFETs; Monte Carlo methods; Poisson equations; Steady-state; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
