An Algorithm for Identifying Unstable Operating Points Using SPICE

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

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 360-370

  Willson, Alan N ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ITERATIVE METHODS;

DC OPERATING POINT ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE SPICE; UNSTABLE OPERATING POINTS;

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT;

EID: 0029270754     PISSN: 02780070     EISSN: 19374151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/43.365126     Document Type: Article

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