An automated electrostatic discharge computer-aided design system with the incorporation of hierarchical parameterized cells in BiCMOS analog and RF technology for mixed signal applications

Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 299-308

  Voldman, Steven H ^a   Strang, Susan E ^a   Jordan, Donald ^a  

^a IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

Application software; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Biological system modeling; CMOS technology; Design automation; Electrostatic discharge; Power system modeling; Radio frequency; RF signals; Semiconductor device modeling

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; AUTOMATION; BICMOS TECHNOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DESIGN; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE; ELECTROSTATICS; MIXED SIGNAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; RADIO WAVES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

BICMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM MODELING; CMOS TECHNOLOGY; DESIGN AUTOMATIONS; POWER SYSTEM MODEL; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RF SIGNAL;

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN;

EID: 84948764054     PISSN: 07395159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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