Jazz Semiconductor Releases Varactor Model

Feb. 7, 2008

Semiconductor wafer foundry Jazz Semiconductor(R) has announced the availability of its metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) varactor model libraries for developers of wireless and other high-frequency devices and circuits. The models are based on the use of the foundry's 0.13- and 0.18-micron analog-intensive-mixed-signal (AIMS) foundry processes. The new varactor model improves simulation accuracy reducing product development time and is integrated as a standard component in Jazz's Design Enablement platform that also includes the previously announced Jazz Inductor Toolbox (JIT) and X-Sigma statistical simulation suite. The MOSVAR model is an advanced surface potential-based MOS varactor model compatible with the PSP MOSFET model and was approved and released by the semiconductor industry Compact Model Council (CMC) in December 2007 as the first industry-standard MOS varactor model. The model helps in the development of frequency-tuned circuits, such as voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs).

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.