Title :
A large-signal characterization of an HEMT using a multilayered neural network
Author :
Shirakawa, Kazuo ; Shimiz, Masahiko ; Okubo, Naofumi ; Daido, Yoshimasa
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan
fDate :
9/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We propose an approach to describe the large-signal behavior of a high electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) by using a multilayered neural network. To conveniently implement this in standard circuit simulators, we extracted the HEMT´s bias dependent behavior in terms of conventional small-signal equivalent-circuit elements. We successfully represented seven intrinsic elements with a five-layered neural network (composed of 28 neurons) whose inputs are the gate-to source bias (Vgs,) and drain-to-source bias (Vds) A “well-trained” neural network shows excellent accuracy and generates good extrapolations
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; equivalent circuits; extrapolation; high electron mobility transistors; microwave field effect transistors; multilayer perceptrons; semiconductor device models; HEMT; bias dependent behavior; drain-to-source bias; extrapolations; gate-to source bias; large-signal characterization; multilayered neural network; small-signal equivalent-circuit elements; standard circuit simulators; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Databases; Equations; Extrapolation; HEMTs; MODFETs; Multi-layer neural network; Neural networks; Neurons;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on