Distributed electrothermal modeling in VHDL-AMS

Proceedings of the IEEE International Workshop on Behavioral Modeling and Simulation, BMAS

Volumn 2003-January, Issue , 2003, Pages 128-133

  Nikitin, P V ^a   Normark, E ^a   Shi, C J R ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Circuit simulation; Coupling circuits; Difference equations; Electrothermal effects; Finite difference methods; Resistors; Silicon; Solid modeling; Temperature sensors; Thermal resistance

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CIRCUIT SIMULATION; COUPLED CIRCUITS; DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC HEATING; HEAT RESISTANCE; RESISTORS; SILICON; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

ELECTRO-THERMAL EFFECTS; ELECTRO-THERMAL MODEL; ELECTRO-THERMAL PROBLEM; ELECTROTHERMAL SYSTEMS; EQUIVALENT THERMAL NETWORKS; HEAT BALANCE EQUATIONS; SILICON SUBSTRATES; SOLID MODEL;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

EID: 33751263833     PISSN: 21603804     EISSN: 21603812     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BMAS.2003.1249871     Document Type: Conference Paper

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