Development of a frequency-domain simulation tool and nonlinear device model from vectorial large-signal measurements

International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-72

  Schreurs, Dominique ^a   Rutkowski, Jacek ^b   Beyer, Adalbert ^b   Nauwelaers, Bart ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEWTON-RAPHSON METHODS; VECTORIAL LARGE-SIGNAL MEASUREMENTS;

COMPUTER AIDED NETWORK ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; NONLINEAR NETWORK ANALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS;

MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0033905792     PISSN: 10964290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-047X(200001)10:1<63::AID-MMCE7>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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