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Abstract

An accurate, efficient and scalable SPICE model is essential for modern integrated circuits design, especially for radio frequency (RF) circuit design. A PSP based scalable RF model is extracted and verified in 0.11 μm CMOS manufacturing process. The S parameter measurement system and open-short de-embedding technique is applied. The macro-model equivalent subcircuit and parameters extraction strategy are discussed. The extracted model can match the de-embedded S parameters data well. By combining the model parameters' dependencies on each geometry quantity, the scalable expression of parameters with all geometry quantities included can be obtained. This work can be a reference for the RF MOSFETs modeling and RF circuit design.

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Dr. Xiaonian Liu

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