Compact Conversion and Cyclostationary Noise Modeling of pn-Junction Diodes in Low-Injection - Part I: Model Derivation

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 467-476

  Bonani, Fabrizio ^a   Guerrieri, Simona Donati ^a   Ghione, Giovanni ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Frequency conversion; Pn junctions; Semiconductor device modeling; Semiconductor device noise

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; CAPACITANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FREQUENCY CONVERTERS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS;

PN-JUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELING; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE NOISE;

SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

EID: 1642402117     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2003.821570     Document Type: Article

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