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drain capacitance calculations
Nov 14th, 2007, 5:23am
 
Hi guys,
          I am trying to calculate the total cap at drain. The spectre output parameters (that you get after the sim) have an element called 'cdd'.
According to definition this is dQd/dVd. So the change in drain charge to a change in drain voltage.  If the definition is right then 'cdd' must be the
total cap at the drain node.   However ac sims show that actual cap is somewhat bigger than this 'cdd'.  
           Would anyone please explain where is this comming from? has it to do with mutiterminal cap stuff (guessing)?
           Thanks  :)
            Shaf
         
           

     
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Re: drain capacitance calculations
Reply #1 - Nov 15th, 2007, 8:40am
 
cdd usually refers only to the channel capacitance, so it excludes overlap and depletion capacitances.
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Reply #2 - Nov 16th, 2007, 1:02am
 
Thanks much for your reply!
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