| The rapid development of wireless communication market has fueled a large demand for the use of high performance passive circuits in the design of radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs). Passive elements are a crucial part of any RF circuit, which has prompted a great deal of effort towards the use of on-chip passive components. In this dissertation, in-depth study on various characteristics of on-chip passive devices based on fundamental electromagnetic principles is performed. It encompasses activities of modeling passive devices, performing iterative techniques used to optimize the layout, and analyzing various performance limitations in complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technologies. In addition the impact of different geometries on the passive device performance is analyzed. |
