ADS Electro-Thermal Simulator Element

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When designing high power RFIC / MMIC components for products such as power amplifier modules, circuit simulation accuracy is dependent on having accurate device temperatures. Many transistor models now include self-heating models, but this does not take into account thermal coupling between devices, nor heat transfer through the die and packaging. This can lead to significant inaccuracies, especially in highly integrated designs where several power transistors are in close proximity. The ADS Electro-ThermalAnalysisSolution provides accurate, "temperature aware" IC simulation results by using device temperatures that take into account thermal coupling, and thermal characteristics of the package.