Title :
Nonlinear large-signal modeling of transistor - collector characteristics for computer-aided circuit design
Author :
Aubrey, R.A. ; Kraus, H.L.
Abstract :
To predict large-scale collector current, a model was developed to relate collector current to base-emitter and collector-base voltages. It is similar to the Ebers-Moll model, but requires only collector characteristics to evaluate the parameters. A computer program was designed to evaluate the model for large variations in voltage, and the predicted values of Ic agree closely with experimental data.
Keywords :
Computer-aided circuit design; Semiconductor device models; computer-aided circuit design; semiconductor device models; Circuit synthesis; Electrical resistance measurement; Fluctuations; Integrated circuit modeling; Operational amplifiers; Predictive models; Regulators; Temperature distribution; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSSC.1970.1050067