Title :
A topological approach for determining the uniqueness of the DC solutions in MOS-transistor circuits
Author :
Sarmiento-Reyes, Arturo ; Hernández-Martínez, Luis ; Vázquez-Leal, Hector
Author_Institution :
Electr. Res. Lab., Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
fDate :
6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents a method focused on assessing the uniqueness of the DC solution of MOS-transistor networks. The method is based on purely topological conditions of the network graph, and it is based on identifying positive feedback structures (PFSs) by resorting to the definitions given by Hasler (1991). The topological conditions for the existence of PFSs at nullator and norator level are established
Keywords :
MOSFET circuits; active networks; circuit feedback; graph theory; network topology; nonlinear network analysis; DC solutions; MOS-transistor networks; network graph; nonlinear circuits; norator level; nullator level; positive feedback structures; solution uniqueness; topological approach; topological conditions; Circuit topology; Feedback; Graph theory; Helium; Linear circuits; Nonlinear circuits; Resistors; Tree graphs; Upper bound; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 2001. ICECS 2001. The 8th IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7057-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.2001.957716
