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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2003
Applicants:
Philipp Steinmann, Richardson, TX (US);
Amitava Chatterjee, Plano, TX (US);
Doug Weiser, Plano, TX (US);
Roland Bucksch, Garland, TX (US);
Inventors:
Philipp Steinmann, Richardson, TX (US);
Amitava Chatterjee, Plano, TX (US);
Doug Weiser, Plano, TX (US);
Roland Bucksch, Garland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is presented, in which a thin film resistor is modeled to account for self-heating. The method includes fabricating the thin film resistor and characterizing a thermal resistance of the thin film resistor, wherein the thermal resistance accounts for self-heating thereof during operation. The thermal resistance is then used in a model for simulating integrated circuits using the thin film resistor.