Title :
Robust stability of FET circuits at high frequency
Author :
Fathabadi, H. ; Zarabadipour, H.
Author_Institution :
I. K. I. Univ., Gazvin
fDate :
8/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A necessary and sufficient condition for robust stability of a group of electronic circuits at high frequency that contain of source-coupled pairs is proposed. When a source-coupled pair is used as a single input-output unit, it has uncertainty in its transfer function at high frequencies. This uncertainty can cause instability in closed-loop electronic circuits and is modelled as multiplicative perturbation in the transfer function of the source-coupled pair. Based on this uncertainty model, a necessary and sufficient condition for robust stability in these electronic circuits is presented. This condition guarantees internal stability of these electronic circuits at this frequency.
Keywords :
circuit stability; closed loop systems; field effect transistors; perturbation techniques; transfer functions; transistor circuits; FET circuits; closed-loop electronic circuits; instability; multiplicative perturbation; robust stability; source-coupled pairs; transfer function; uncertainty model;
Journal_Title :
Circuits, Devices & Systems, IET
DOI :
10.1049/iet-cds:20070020