The Japan Society of Applied Physics

[PS-12-05] A New Equivalent Circuit based Analytical Model for mm-Wave CMOS Inductors Design and Simulation at Various Substrate Resistivities

Jyh-Chyurn Guo1, Teng-Yang Tan1 (1. National Yang Ming Chiao-Tung University (Taiwan))

https://doi.org/10.7567/SSDM.2023.PS-12-05

A new equivalent circuit and physics-based analytical model have been developed for mm-Wave CMOS inductors simulation and design at various Si substrate resistivities (rSi). This analytical model can accurately calculate self-resonance frequencies (fSR) of on-chip inductors in TEM mode and eddy current mode associated with higher rSi (10~1000 ohm-cm) and very low rSi ≦0.1 ohm-cm. This equivalent circuit based model can facilitate simulation and design of miniaturized inductors aimed at super-100 GHz fSR for application in mm-Wave or sub-THz CMOS circuits. Moreover, the fSR can be boosted up to 548 GHz by sub-40pH inductor at rSi ≧10 ohm-cm.