Physics-based simulation of nonlinear distortion in semiconductor devices using the harmonic balance method

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 467-482

  Troyanovsky, Boris ^a   Yu, Zhiping ^b   Dutton, Robert W ^b  

^a HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROWAVE CIRCUITS;

HARMONIC BALANCE METHOD;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS;

EID: 0033640232     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(99)00185-1     Document Type: Article

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