Monte carlo harmonic-balance and drift-diffusion harmonic-balance analyses of 100-600 GHz schottky barrier varactor frequency multipliers

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1843-1850

  Lipsey, R E ^a,b   Jones, S H ^a   Jones, J R ^b   Crowe, T W ^b   Horvath, L F ^c   Bhapkar, U V ^d   Mattauch, R J ^a,d  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c Anadigics Inc   (United States)

^d Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; VARACTORS;

DRIFT DIFFUSION HARMONIC BALANCE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO HARMONIC BALANCE ANALYSIS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER VARACTOR FREQUENCY MULTIPLIERS;

FREQUENCY MULTIPLYING CIRCUITS;

EID: 0031270534     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.641351     Document Type: Article

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