Nonlinear Computer Models of Field-Effect Transistors.

Abstract

Whenever active devices are included in an electronic circuit that is to be analyzed by a computer, appropriate models for these devices must be developed. A lumped large-signal dynamic model of the field-effect transistor (FET) is presented and the procedure for pointwise linearization of this model is described. This linearized model is suitable for use with the TRAC (Transient Radiation Analysis by Computer program) network analysis program. Implementation of this model using TRAC coding was demonstrated by programming an example circuit for each of two basic types of field-effect transistor. The performance of the model in simulating a basic pulse invertor circuit was compared with actual device behavior. Suggestions for extension of this work are included. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0873830

Entities

People

  • Arthur David Rathjen

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Circuits
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Digital Information
  • Electronic Circuits
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Networks
  • Radiation
  • Transistors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Electronics Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics