Scalable compact circuit model and synthesis for RF CMOS spiral inductors

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1055-1064

  Gao, Wei ^a,b   Yu, Zhiping ^a,b,c  

^a IEEE   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Pericom Semiconductor Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

"2 7 "; Compact model; Scalable; SPICE; Spiral inductors; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

2-7Π; COMPACT MODEL; SCALABLE; SPIRAL INDUCTORS;

CALIBRATION; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RESONANCE; TESTING;

ELECTRIC INDUCTORS;

EID: 33644984903     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2005.864134     Document Type: Article

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