Basic expressions and approximations in small-signal parameter extraction for HBT's

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 534-539

  Li, Bin ^a,b   Prasad, Sheila ^b  

^a IEEE

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC NETWORK PARAMETERS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTORS; PARAMETER EXTRACTION; SMALL SIGNAL ANALYSIS;

HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS;

EID: 0032665658     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.763151     Document Type: Article

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