Compact Modeling of BJT Self-Heating in SPICE

IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1993, Pages 1368-1375

  Zweidinger, David T ^a   Fox, Robert M ^a   Lee, Sang Gug ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Harris Corporation Semiconductor Sector ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; SIMULATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COMPACT MODELING; SELF HEATING; SPICE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0027660588     PISSN: 02780070     EISSN: 19374151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/43.240084     Document Type: Article

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