The potential for highly integrated radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal (AMS) designs is
today very real with the availability cost-effective scaled silicon-germanium (SiGe) process …

Accurate radio frequency (RF) noise models for individual transistors are critical to minimize
noise during mixed-signal analog and RF circuit design. This dissertation proposes two …

" An excellent introduction to the SiGe BiCMOS technology, from the underlying device
physics to current applications."-Ron Wilson, EETimes" SiGe technology has demonstrated …

Predicting substrate cross-talks in mixed-signal circuits has become a critical issue to
preserve signal integrity in future integrated systems. Phenomena that involve substrate …

In last several decades silicon-germanium (SiGe) technology has come into the global
electronics marketplace. Commercial SiGe HBT facilitates transceiver designs and …

Substrate noise coupling in integrated circuits (ICs) is the process by which int-ference
signals in the form of voltage and current glitches cause parasitic currents to? ow in the …

Mixed-signal circuit design has historically been a challenge for several reasons. Parasitic
interactions between analog and digital systems on a single die are one such challenge …

CMOS technology substrate crosstalk modeling and a respective analysis flow that captures
the affected circuit performance is described. The proposed methodology can be seamlessly …

After 10 years of advances in silicon RF integration, what used to be an art is becoming a"
normal practice". Historically, RF design was the art of s-parameters, shielding, impedance …

A synthesized compact modeling (SCM) approach for substrate coupling analysis is
presented. The SCM is formulated using a scalable Z matrix approach for heavily doped …