• DocumentCode
    2566180
  • Title

    Waveform-balance method for nonlinear MESFET amplifier simulation

  • Author

    Hwang, V.D. ; Itoh, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Hughes Aircraft Co., Torrance, CA, USA
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    13-15 June 1989
  • Firstpage
    581
  • Abstract
    A novel algorithm for the analysis of a nonlinear metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MESFET) amplifier is presented. The algorithm is a hybrid method which uses both time- and frequency-domain analysis. However, unlike the harmonic balance method, the solution is optimized in the time domain where the exact error gradient matrix is calculated. The proposed method is shown to have excellent convergence speed and accuracy.<>
  • Keywords
    Schottky gate field effect transistors; frequency-domain analysis; microwave amplifiers; solid-state microwave circuits; time-domain analysis; convergence speed; exact error gradient matrix; frequency-domain analysis; hybrid method; nonlinear MESFET amplifier simulation; time domain; Algorithm design and analysis; Circuits; Flowcharts; Frequency domain analysis; Joining processes; MESFETs; Matrix decomposition; Sampling methods; Steady-state; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1989., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1989.38794
  • Filename
    38794