NDLI: The SPICE FET models: pitfalls and prospects (Are you an educated model consumer?)

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Foty, D.
Copyright Year	1996
Description	Author affiliation: Gilgamesh Associates, Fletcher, VT, USA (Foty, D.)
Abstract	Although they are very important for design success, the basic structure of the analytical FET models available in the SPICE circuit simulator have received little attention from the circuit design community. However, a number of factors are forcing a change in this situation, The rapid growth of analog and signal processing applications, along with mixed digital/analog functions on the same integrated circuit, are forcing renewed interest in the details of the FET models. These designs require more stringent model accuracy, and it has been found that FET models which were "good enough" for digital circuit design are inadequate in these new cases. In addition, the increasing use of low power technology has also begun to impose a greater need for accuracy. Finally, with the growth of the fabless design industry, the designers and their fabrication facilities are separated in both the geographic and business senses. It behooves the circuit designer to take a more detailed interest in the models which are provided, as these models serve as the critical communication "vehicle" between a circuit designer and the foundry. This paper reviews the current "state of the art" of analytical FET modeling in SPICE. The target audience is the circuit design user of these models.
File Size	101054
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780332946
ISSN	0738100X
DOI	10.1109/DAC.1996.545570
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1996-06-03
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	SPICE Analytical models Circuit synthesis Integrated circuit modeling Circuit simulation Digital signal processing Analog integrated circuits Application specific integrated circuits FET integrated circuits Digital integrated circuits
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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