• DocumentCode
    834636
  • Title

    An accurate MESFET model for linear and microwave circuit design

  • Author

    Scheinberg, Norman ; Bayruns, R.J. ; Wallace, Phillip W. ; Goyal, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Anadigics Inc., Warren, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    4/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    532
  • Lastpage
    539
  • Abstract
    A MESFET model has been presented in a form suitable for implementation in a circuit analysis program such as SPICE. This model accurately predicts I/sub DS/ and its partial derivatives over all terminal voltages from DC to several gigahertz. The nonlinear capacitances C/sub GS/ and C/sub GD/ are also included in the model. Secondary effects often ignored in other models have been included by adding additional terms and parameters to the equations.<>
  • Keywords
    Schottky gate field effect transistors; circuit CAD; circuit analysis computing; linear network synthesis; semiconductor device models; solid-state microwave circuits; MESFET model; SPICE; circuit analysis program; linear circuit design; microwave circuit design; nonlinear capacitances; secondary effects; Circuit analysis; Circuit synthesis; Equations; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Impedance; MESFET circuits; SPICE; Transconductance; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9200
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/4.18619
  • Filename
    18619