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New extraction method of an equivalent circuit for an inductor in BiCMOS technology including lossy effects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2011

Linh Nguyen Tran ,
Emmanuelle Bourdel ,
Sebastien Quintanel  and
Daniel Pasquet
Linh Nguyen Tran
Affiliation:
ETIS Laboratory, CNRS, ENSEA University of Cergy Pontoise, UMR 8051, 6 avenue du Ponceau 95014 Cergy, France.
Emmanuelle Bourdel
Affiliation:
ETIS Laboratory, CNRS, ENSEA University of Cergy Pontoise, UMR 8051, 6 avenue du Ponceau 95014 Cergy, France.
Sebastien Quintanel
Affiliation:
ETIS Laboratory, CNRS, ENSEA University of Cergy Pontoise, UMR 8051, 6 avenue du Ponceau 95014 Cergy, France.
Daniel Pasquet*
Affiliation:
LaMIPS, 2 rue de la Girafe, 14079 Caen, France. Phone: +33 6 33 73 64 99
*
Corresponding author: D. Pasquet Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

In order to perform an accurate design, in particular in non-linear circuit, the equivalent circuit of inductors must be precisely described in a wide frequency band. Many models have been proposed to describe the behavior of inductors on lossy substrate. They consist of a great number of elements, often suggested by physical phenomena. Most of them cannot be extracted from measurements. In this paper, we propose a model composed only of elements that can be analytically extracted from measurement results.

Keywords

InductorSilicon substrateLossy substrateEddy currentMagnetic coupling effectsInductor modelEquivalent circuitIntegrated circuitsMMICs
Type
Original Article
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 2 , Issue 6 , December 2010 , pp. 523 - 530
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2010

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