Techniques and applications of symbolic analysis for analog integrated circuits: A tutorial overview

Computer-Aided Design of Analog Integrated Circuits and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 245-261

  Gielen, Georges G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; TIMING CIRCUITS;

ANALYTIC MODELS; APPLICATION AREA; BEHAVIORAL MODEL; CIRCUIT SIZING; POLE-ZERO ANALYSIS; SIGNAL CHARACTERISTIC; STATE OF THE ART; SYMBOLIC ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646940277     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1109/9780470544310.ch20     Document Type: Chapter

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