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Documentation on noise separation - source output

sierrawang
sierrawang 7 hours ago

Hi,

I was wondering if there is any good documentation on ADE noise analysis - noise separation results? Specifically about the "Instance Output" vs "Source Output" option when plotting sim results. 

For example, in the Source Output option, there is an rgbi contribution (which I assume is the gate resistance thermal noise), that seems to correspond to the transistor's "rgate" op parameter based on my calculation.

On the other hand, in the Instance Output option, there is an rg contribution (also gate thermal noise?) that seems to correspond to the transistor's "rgbd" op paramter.

The two noises are off by several orders of magnitude. Which one is the more "accurate" gate thermal noise? And why are they different?

Thanks in advance!

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