The junction (depletion) and diffusion capacitances are
SPICE name | Model parameter | Default value |
IS | Transport saturation current Is | 10−14 |
RS | Ohmic (series) resistance Rs | 0 [Ω] |
N | Emission (ideality) coefficient η | 1 |
CJO | Zero‐bias junction capacitance Cj0 | 0 |
VJ | PN junction (built‐in) potential ϕB | 1 [V] |
MJ | PN grading coefficient m | 0.5 |
TT | Transit time τt | 0 [s] |
BV | Reverse breakdown voltage VZ | ∞ [V] |
IBV | Reverse breakdown current IZ | 10−3 |
SPICE name | Model parameter | Default value |
BF | Forward active current gain βF | 100 |
BR | Reverse active current gain βR | 1 |
IS | Transport saturation current Is | 10−16 |
ISC | B‐C leakage saturation current Isc | 0 |
CJE | B‐E zero‐bias junction (depletion) capacitance Cbe0 | 0 |
CJC | B‐C zero‐bias junction (depletion) capacitance Cbc0 | 0 |
VJE | B‐E built‐in potential ϕbe | 0.75 [V] |
VJC | B‐C built‐in potential ϕbc | 0.75 [V] |
VAF | Forward mode Early voltage | ∞ [V] |
VAR | Reverse mode Early voltage | ∞ [V] |
NF | Forward ideality factor (current emission coefficient) | 1 |
NR | Reverse ideality factor (current emission coefficient) | 1 |
MJE | B‐E capacitance exponent mbe | 0.33 |
MJC | B‐C capacitance exponent mbc | 0.33 |
RB | Base resistance rb | 0 [Ω] |
RE | Emitter resistance re | 0 [Ω] |
RC | Collector resistance rc | 0 [Ω] |
Table J.3 Characteristics of CE/CC/CB amplifiers (β = gmrbe = (IC,Q/VT)rbe).
CE | CC | CB | |
Ri | RB||{rb+rbe+(β+1)RE1}(3.2.1) | RB||{rb+rbe+(β+1)(RE||RL)}(3.2.5) | (3.2.9) |
Ro | RC||ro≈RC(3.2.4) | (3.2.8) | RC||ro1(3.2.12) |
Av | (3.2.3) | (3.2.7) | (3.2.11) |
Ai | (3.2.2) |
The body effect or substrate sensitivity[J-1] of the threshold voltage Vt is described by
The gate‐source and gate‐drain capacitances are modeled as voltage‐dependent capacitances:
SPICE name | Model parameter | Default value |
VTO | Zero‐bias threshold voltage Vt0 | 0 [V] |
KP | Transconductance parameter Kp = μpCOX(W/L) | 2 × 10−5 [A/V2] |
GAMMA | Bulk threshold parameter γ | 0 [V1/2] |
PHI | Surface (bulk) potential ϕ | 0.6 [V] |
LAMBDA | Channel length modulation parameter λ | 0 [V−1] |
PB | Built‐in potential for the bulk (substrate) junction Vb | 0.8 [V] |
CGSO | Gate‐source overlap capacitance per meter channel length Cgs0 | 0 [F/m] |
CGDO | Gate‐drain overlap capacitance per meter channel length Cgd0 | 0 [F/m] |
CGBO | Gate‐bulk overlap capacitance per meter channel length Cgb0 | 0 [F/m] |
MJ | Bulk junction bottom grading coefficient m | 0.5 |
Table J.5 Circuit symbols and i‐v relationships of JFET and MOSFET.
FET type | n‐Channel | p‐Channel | ||||
JFET | Enhancement MOSFET | Depletion MOSFET | JFET | Enhancement MOSFET | Depletion MOSFET | |
Circuit symbols | ||||||
Thresholdvoltage Vt | − | + | − | + | − | − |
Conductionconstant Kp | Process conduction parameter |
Process conduction parameter |
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Turn‐on condition | vGS > Vt and vDS > 0 | vSG > ∣Vt ∣and vSD > 0 | ||||
Triode region (Ohmic mode) | vGD = vG − vD > Vt > 0 | vDG = vD − vG > ∣Vt∣ | ||||
with overdrive voltage vOV = vGS − Vt |
(4.1.13a) with overdrive voltage vOV = vSG − ∣Vt∣ |
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Saturation region (Pinch‐off mode) | vGD = vG − vD ≤ Vt | vDG = vD − vG ≤ ∣Vt∣ | ||||
iD ≅ Kp(vGS − Vt)2/2 | iD ≅ Kp(vSG − ∣Vt∣)2/2(4.1.13b) |
where Cgs0/Cgd0: zero‐bias gate‐source/gate‐drain junction capacitances, respectively, VGS,Q/VGD,Q [V]: quiescent gate‐source/gate‐drain voltages, respectively, m(MJ): gate p‐n grading coefficient (SPICE default = 0.5), and Vb(PB): gate junction (barrier) potential, typically 0.6 V (SPICE default = 1 V).
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