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Model Parameters

UCB GaAs MESFET model parameters are described in the following table. Setup attributes are listed in Table 85.

Table 84 UCB GaAs MESFET Model Parameter
Name
Description
Default
Inductance and Resistance Parameters
LD
Drain inductance.    Specifies external drain inductance.
0 Henry
LG
Gate inductance.    Specifies external gate inductance.
0 Henry
LS
Source inductance.    Specifies external source inductance.
0 Henry
RD
Drain resistance.    Specifies external drain resistance.
0 Ohm
Diode Parameters
IS
Diode reverse saturation current.    Models gate-drain and gate-source current.
1×10-14 Amp
PB
Gate junction potential.    Models built-in potentials of gate-source and gate-drain regions.
1V
XN
Diode emission coefficient.    Models emission coefficient of an ideal diode.
1
DC Parameters
ALPHA
Saturation voltage parameter.    Specifies voltage at which drain current reaches saturation. The Vds coefficient in the tanh function.
2.0V-1
B
Doping profile parameter.    Models intrusion of doping profile into the insulating substrate.
0.3V-1
BETA
Transconductance parameter.    Defines transconductance in the saturation or linear operating regions.
1×10-4 A·V-2
LAMBDA
Channel length modulation parameter.    Models finite output conductance of a MESFET in the saturation region.
0V-1
VTO
Zero bias threshold voltage.    Models gate turn-on voltage.
0V
Capacitance Parameters
CGD
Zero bias gate-drain capacitance
0 Farad
CGS
Zero bias gate-source capacitance
0 Farad

Table 85 UCB GaAs Model Setup Attributes
DUT/
Setup

Inputs
Out-puts
Transform
Function
Extractions
ac/
s_at_f

vg, vd, vs, freq
s
extract_L_and_R
GAASAC_l_and_r
LD, LG, LS, RD, RG, RS
ac/
s_vs_f

vg, vd, vs, freq
s
extract_CV
GAASCV_cgs_cgd
CGD,CGS
dc/
igvg_0v[sd]

vg, v[sd]
ig
extract
GAASDC_lev1
PB, IS, XN
optim1
PB, IS, XN
dc/
idvg_hi_vd

vg, vd, vs
id, ig
none
 
 
dc/
idvd_vg

vd, vg, vs
id, ig
extract
GAASDC_lev2
VTO, BETA, ALPHA, LAMBDA, B
optim1
Optimize
VTO, BETA, ALPHA, LAMBDA
optim2
Optimize
VTO, BETA, B


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