Applications of the multi-interval Chebyshev collocation method in RF circuit simulation

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

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 495-507

  Yang, Baolin ^b   Zhu, Yu ^a,c   Bouaricha, Ali ^d   Phillips, Joel ^a,c  

^a IEEE

^b Gemini Design Technology Inc   (United States)

^c CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS   (United States)

^d SYNOPSYS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Circuit simulation; Distributed elements; Noise; Radio frequency (RF)

Indexed keywords

CHEBYSHEV APPROXIMATION; CIRCUIT SIMULATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TIME VARYING NETWORKS;

DISTRIBUTED ELEMENTS; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT COMPONENTS;

DIGITAL CIRCUITS;

EID: 39749188774     PISSN: 02780070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2008.915546     Document Type: Article

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