Title :
HELENA: a new software for the design of MMICs
Author :
Happy, H. ; Pribetich, O. ; Dambrine, G. ; Alamkan, J. ; Cordier, Y. ; Cappy, A.
Author_Institution :
Univ. des Sci. et Tech. de Lille Flandres Artois, Villeneuve d´´Ascq, France
Abstract :
HELENA, a new software for device optimization and circuit design, is presented. This software provides for any kind of HEMT (high electron mobility transistor) the DC, AC, and noise properties in the centimeter and millimeter wave range. It is very fast, easy to use, and needs only a personal computer. This quasi-2-D modeling approach takes into account many physical phenomena that occur in submicrometer-gate FETs. A complete analysis of a device was carried out, and results are in a good agreement with measurements.<>
Keywords :
MMIC; circuit CAD; high electron mobility transistors; semiconductor device models; HELENA; HEMT; MMICs; centimetre wave range; circuit design; device optimization; millimeter wave range; noise properties; quasi 2D modelling; submicrometer-gate FETs; Circuit noise; Circuit synthesis; Design optimization; HEMTs; MMICs; MODFETs; Millimeter wave circuits; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave transistors; Software design;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1991., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-591-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1991.147081
