Transistor Modeling

Greetings Everyone,

Is there any good book or website on transistor/device modeling for
someone who is new to this subject?.

Jon

 

I am unsure of how much detail you want.

transistor/device is a wide open concept open to a lot of interpretation.

You can find many references to MOS transistor device modeling online
from the simplest voltage transfer functions to the latest models available
to
simulators. Other active devices also have many models online.

Passive devices (R, C, L, ... ) are straightforward in the ideal world, but
have a
host of modeling issues that arise in the real world. A small realistic
model for
an on chip inductor could have a few dozen components to be accurate to
greater than
5% in only a small bandwidth of operation. The way of creating this ROM
(Reduced
Order Model) is an art in itself.

So you have lots to dig into. Good Luck ...

-- G

 

I was looking for a starter's guide to modeling active devices -
primarily bipolar and MOS. You are, however, correct about the passive
R, L and C's as well where C could be a MOS cap while R could be a
diffusion resistor. Any suggestion from this forum about both active and
passive devices is most welcomed.

Thanks.

Jon

 

Hi Jon,

concerning transistor modeling, I would suggest the following reference
as a starting point.

MOSFET Modeling With SPICE: Principles and Practice
by Daniel P. Foty

You should also have a look at the documents provided on the following
web site.

http://www.designers-guide.org/Modeling

Best,

Paul

 

I think there is a free streaming video version of the Berkeley courses
on MOS models.
(google, google ...)
there seems to be one:
http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses/archive.html?prog=11&group=57