J. JFET transistor

 

Symbol Names: NJF, PJF

 

Syntax: Jxxx D G S <model> [area] [off] [IC=Vds, Vgs]

[temp=T] 

 

Examples:

 

J1 0 in out MyJFETmodel

.model MyJFETmodel NJF(Lambda=.001)

 

J2 0 in out MyPJFETmodel

.model MyPJFETmodel PJF(Lambda=.001)

 

A JFET transistor requires a .model card to specify its characteristics. Note that the model card keywords NJF and PJF specify the polarity of the transistor. The area factor determines the number of equivalent parallel devices of a specified model.

 

The JFET model is derived from the FET model of Shichman and Hodges extended to include Gate junction recombination current and impact ionization. The DC characteristics are defined by the parameters VTO and BETA, which determine the variation of drain current with gate voltage; LAMBDA, which determines the output conductance; and Is, the saturation current of the two gate junctions. Two ohmic resistances, Rd and Rs, are included. Charge storage is modeled by nonlinear depletion layer capacitances for both gate junctions; which vary as the -1/2 power of junction voltage and are defined by the parameters Cgs, Cgd, and PB. A fitting parameter B has been added. See A. E. Parker and D. J. Skellern, An Improved FET Model for Computer Simulators, IEEE Trans CAD, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 551-553, May 1990.

 

Name

Description

Units

Default

Example

Vto

Threshold voltage

V

-2.0

-2.0

Beta

Transconductance parameter

A/V/V

1e-4

1e-3

Lambda

Channel-length modulation parameter

1/V

0

1e-4

Rd

Drain ohmic resistance

W

0.

100

Rs

Source ohmic resistance

W

0.

100

Cgs

Zero-bias G-S junction capacitance

F

0.

5p

Cgd

Zero-bias G-D junction capacitance

F

0.

1p

Pb

Gate junction potential

V

1.

0.6

Is

Gate junction saturation current

A

1e-14

1e-14

B

Doping tail parameter

-

1

1.1

KF

Flicker noise coefficient

-

0

 

AF

Flicker noise exponent

-

1

 

Fc

Coefficient for forward-depletion capacitance

-

.5

 

Tnom

Parameter measurement temperature

ºC

27

50

BetaTce

Transconductance parameter exponential temperature coefficient

%/ºC

0

 

VtoTc

Threshold voltage temperature coefficient

V/ºC

0

 

N

Gate junction emission coefficient

-

1.

 

Isr

Gate junction recombination current parameter

A

0.

 

Nr

Emission coefficient for Isr

-

2

 

alpha

Ionization coefficient

1/V

0

 

Vk

Ionization knee voltage

V

0

 

Xti

Saturation current temperature coefficient

-

3