Fast, Quasi-3D Modeling of Base Resistance for Circuit Simulation

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 518-526

  Lowther, Rex E ^a   Johnston, Jeffrey ^a  

^a INTERSIL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION--APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--CURVE FITTING;

DISTRIBUTED BASE RESISTANCE; EMITTER DEBIASING; FINITE DIFFERENCE DEVICE SIMULATOR (PISCES); MGP MODEL; MODIFIED GAMMEL-POON (MGP) EQUATIONS; QUASI-3D MODELING;

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0026120675     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: 15579646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.75161     Document Type: Article

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