Integrated Physics-Oriented Statistical Modeling, Simulation and Optimization

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1992, Pages 1374-1400

  Zhang, Qi Jun ^c   Biernacki, Radoslaw M ^a,b   Chen, Shao Hua ^a,b   Ye, Shen ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Optimization Systems Associates Inc ^*  (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION--APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS--APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--APPROXIMATION THEORY; OPTIMIZATION--APPLICATIONS;

FEASIBLE ADJOINT SENSITIVITY TECHNIQUE (FAST); GRADIENT-BASED FAST CIRCUIT OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE; INTEGRATED PHYSICS-ORIENTED STATISTICAL MODELING; QUADRATIC APPROXIMATION; YIELD-DRIVEN MMIC DESIGN;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, MESFET;

EID: 0026888165     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.146320     Document Type: Article

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