Technical Feature - Compact Transistor Models: The Roadmap to First-Pass Amplifier Design Success.
This article was published in Microwave Journal’s March 2012 issue.
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Amplifier designers are under more stress than ever to release effective products in the least amount of time and maximize profitability; meaning first-pass design success and being first-to-market. Gone are the days when engineers could cut and paste, design by trial and error, and work at their own pace to release innovative products. Compact transistor models are the first and most crucial step in a successful MMIC design flow and, when used in conjunction with circuit simulators, can lead to first-pass design success and first-to-market.