8.8. Simulation of Nonlinear Devices
Metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) and parasitic diodes constitute the basic circuit elements of modern digital circuits. In order to describe the dynamic behavior of a digital circuit, it is essential to construct models for these circuit building blocks. In general, the choice for a model is governed by both the accuracy in terms of describing the behavior of an actual circuit element in practice and the complexity (analysis time) associated with that model. Different models for devices exist based on the type of simulation performed by the designer. In this section, we limit our focus to device models used for transient simulation.
8.8.1. The diode
The diode, the schematic ...
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