• DocumentCode
    772416
  • Title

    Simple method to simulate diode selfheating using SPICE

  • Author

    Lu, K. ; Halloran, P. ; Brazil, T.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Coll., Dublin, Ireland
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    17
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    1667
  • Lastpage
    1669
  • Abstract
    A simple method is presented to simulate diode selfheating using SPICE without the need for source code modification. A unique equivalent transformation between temperature-dependent and nondependent devices is developed. By using a subcircuit to describe this transformation, it is shown that diode selfheating may be readily simulated.
  • Keywords
    digital simulation; equivalent circuits; semiconductor device models; semiconductor diodes; SPICE; diode selfheating; equivalent transformation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19921060
  • Filename
    156318