Title :
Small-signal and noise modeling of submicrometer self aligned bipolar transistor
Author :
Rinaudo, Salvatore ; Privitera, Giuseppe ; Ferla, Giuseppe ; Galluzzo, Agostino
Author_Institution :
STMicroelectronics, Catania, Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents an approach to get a full characterization of microwave bipolar transistors starting from S-parameters measurement only. The analytical form of the Y-matrix representation is derived starting from the π-hybrid model (Giacoletto, 1954) and it is used to directly and accurately extract all the parameters of the model. In the second part of the paper the noise sources are added to the equivalent model, and the analytical expression of noise figure is obtained. This expression is used to obtain a full set of noise parameters to characterize the behaviour of the bipolar microwave transistors
Keywords :
S-parameters; equivalent circuits; microwave bipolar transistors; semiconductor device models; semiconductor device noise; π-hybrid model; S-parameters; Y-matrix representation; characterization; equivalent model; microwave bipolar transistors; noise figure; noise modeling; noise sources; small-signal modeling; submicrometer self aligned bipolar transistor; Analytical models; Bipolar transistors; Circuit noise; Data mining; Equivalent circuits; Frequency; Integrated circuit modeling; Noise figure; Nonlinear equations; Scattering parameters;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Conference, 1998. RAWCON 98. 1998 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Colorado Springs, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4988-1
DOI :
10.1109/RAWCON.1998.709208
