Using an integrated inductor model in Qucs

Author

Fino, Maria Helena

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electrotech. Eng., Univ. Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal

fYear

2014

fDate

19-21 June 2014

Firstpage

66

Lastpage

69

Abstract

Over the last decades CMOS technologies have evolved to a point where integrated inductors are becoming very popular. This paper presents the implementation of the inductor Pi-model in QUCS. The model lumped element values are evaluated through analytical expressions depending on the technological and the inductor geometrical parameters. The integration of the proposed Pi-model block with the EKV-MOSFET devices, offers the designer the possibility for simulating and optimizing RF-blocks such as Voltage controlled oscillators, low noise amplifiers or LC-filters, for any technology.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; MOSFET circuits; electronic design automation; inductors; integrated circuit modelling; CMOS technology; EDA tool; EKV-MOSFET devices; LC-filters; QUCS; RF-blocks; analytical expressions; inductor Pi-model; inductor geometrical parameters; integrated inductor model; low noise amplifiers; model lumped element values; voltage controlled oscillators; CMOS integrated circuits; Inductors; Integrated circuit modeling; Mathematical model; Metals; Semiconductor device modeling; Solid modeling; Integrated inductor compact model; Pi-model;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits & Systems (MIXDES), 2014 Proceedings of the 21st International Conference

Conference_Location

Lublin

Print_ISBN

978-83-63578-03-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MIXDES.2014.6872155

Filename

6872155