• DocumentCode
    2458019
  • Title

    Substrate parasitic extraction for RF integrated circuits

  • Author

    Cathelin, Andreia ; Leclercq, Youri ; Saias, Daniel ; Belot, Didier ; Clément, Francois J R

  • Author_Institution
    STMicroelectonics, Crolles, France
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    1107
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. Accurately predicting the impact of substrate parasitics in Radio Frequency (RF) design with simulations is one of the major concerns to ensure first silicon success in a System on Chip (SoC) approach. The practical design experience of a 2 GHz RF front-end circuit (designed in a 0.35 μm SiGe BiCMOS technology), presented here, illustrates how measurements results can be accurately predicted using a substrate parasitic extractor
  • Keywords
    BiCMOS integrated circuits; UHF integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit modelling; substrates; 0.35 micron; 2 GHz; RF design; RF integrated circuits; RFICs; SiGe BiCMOS technology; design flow; radio frequency design; substrate coupling issues; substrate parasitic extraction; substrate parasitic modelling; Automatic testing; Circuit simulation; Design automation; Europe; Frequency measurement; RF signals; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency integrated circuits; Signal design;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, 2002. Proceedings
  • Conference_Location
    Paris
  • ISSN
    1530-1591
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-1471-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/DATE.2002.998463
  • Filename
    998463