Sframe: An efficient system for detailed DC simulation of bipolar analog integrated circuits using continuation methods

This work describes a simulation package for detailed studies of biasing networks for bipolar transistors. A sophisticated transistor model is introduced which captures many second-order effects, but which causes convergence difficulties for many existing methods used for computing an operating poin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Analog integrated circuits and signal processing 1993-05, Vol.3 (3), p.163-180
Hauptverfasser: Melville, Robert, Moinian, Shahriar, Feldmann, Peter, Watson, Layne
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This work describes a simulation package for detailed studies of biasing networks for bipolar transistors. A sophisticated transistor model is introduced which captures many second-order effects, but which causes convergence difficulties for many existing methods used for computing an operating point. Artificial parameter numerical continuation techniques are introduced, then, as a robust and efficient means of solving bias networks employing our model. Sensitivity studies and natural parameter continuation studies based on the computed operating point (or points) are also discussed.
ISSN:0925-1030
DOI:10.1007/BF01239359