Computer-aided circuit analysis tools for RFIC simulation: algorithms, features, and limitations

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 274-286

  Mayaram, Kartikeya ^a   Lee, David C ^a   Moinian, Shahriar ^b   Rich, David A ^b   Roychowdhury, Jaijeet ^c  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^c MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Circuit simulation; Cyclostationary noise; Distortion; Envelope method; Frequency domain methods; Harmonic distortion; Intermodulation; Linear time varying analysis; Mixed frequency time methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000781311     PISSN: 10577130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/82.839663     Document Type: Article

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