SPICE Analog Behavioral Modeling of Variable Passives

Focus:

In Spice modeling, using a voltage source to externally control the value of a passive device makes it possible to model the nonlinear behavior of the device.

What you’ll learn:

• How to model nonlinear characteristics of resistors in Spice

Notes:

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Author & Publication:

Christophe Basso, Application Manager, ON Semiconductor, Toulouse, France, Power Electronics Technology, Mar 01 2005

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