Analysis and compact behavioral modeling of nonlinear distortion in analog communication circuits

IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1215-1227

  Dobrovolný, Petr ^a   Vandersteen, Gerd ^a   Wambacq, Piet ^a   Donnay, Stéphane ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Circuit; Cosimulation; Device models; Modeling; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOSFET DEVICES; MULTICARRIER MODULATION; NONLINEAR DISTORTION; TRANSCEIVERS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

ANALOG COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS; MULTICARRIER REPRESENTATION; NONLINEAR ANALOG CONTINUOUS TIME CIRCUIT; VOLTERRA THEORY;

NONLINEAR NETWORK ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141740749     PISSN: 02780070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2003.816220     Document Type: Article

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