Computer-aided design considerations for mixed-signal coupling in RF integrated circuits

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 314-323

  Verghese, Nishath K ^{a,b,d,e,f,g,h}   Allstot, David J ^{c,d,f,g,i,j,k,l,m,n}  

^a CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b Apres Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c Arizona State University   (United States)

^d IEEE   (United States)

^e BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

^f CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g TEXAS INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

^h Apres Technologies   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

^j OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^l SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ Sigma Xi ^*  (United States)

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Author keywords

CAD; Mixed signal noise; Modeling; Noise; Simulation; Substrate coupling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED NETWORK ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; SUBSTRATES;

MIXED SIGNAL COUPLING; RADIO FREQUENCY INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT;

EID: 0032026503     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/4.661197     Document Type: Article

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