Experimental modeling of monolithic resistors for silicon ICS with a robust optimizer-driving scheme

Abstract EN

Today, an exhaustive library of models describing the electrical behavior of integrated passive components in the radio-frequency range is essential for the simulation and optimization of complex circuits.

In this work, a preliminary study has been done on Tantalum Nitride (TaN) resistors integrated on silicon, and this leads to a single ?-type lumped-element circuit.

An efficient extraction technique will be presented to provide a computer-driven optimizer with relevant initial model parameter values (the "guess-timate").

The results show the unicity in most cases of the lumped element determination, which leads to a precise simulation of self-resonant frequencies.