Inversion charge linearization in MOSFET modeling and rigorous derivation of the EKV compact model

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 677-683

  Sallese, Jean Michel ^a   Bucher, Matthias ^b   Krummenacher, François ^a   Fazan, Pierre ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

EKV; Inversion charge; Linearization; MOSFET; Normalization; Surface potential

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LINEARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRANSISTORS;

SURFACE POTENTIAL;

MOSFET DEVICES;

EID: 0037395540     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-1101(02)00336-2     Document Type: Article

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