Electronic device
View Patent ↗The invention relates to an electronic device having a semiconductor die comprising at least one RF-transistor (RFT) occupying a total RF-transistor active area (ARFT) on the die (DS). The total RF-transistor active area (ARFT) includes at least one transistor channel (C) having a channel width (W) and a channel length (L), and at least one bias cell (BC) for biasing the RF-transistor (RFT). The total bias cell active area (ABC) includes at least one transistor channel (C) having a channel width (W) and a channel length (L). The at least one bias cell (BC) occupies a total bias cell active area (ABC) on the die (SD). The total RF-transistor active area (ARFT) is substantially greater than the total bias cell active area (ABC). The total bias cell active area (ABC) has a common centre of area (COABC). The total RF-transistor active area (ARFT) has a common centre of area (COARF). The active areas (ABC, ARFT) are arranged such that both, the common centre of area or sub-areas of the RF-transistor (COARF) and the common centre of area or sub-areas of the bias cell (COABC) are positioned on an axis (AX 2 ). The axis (AX 2 ) is substantially perpendicular or parallel to the length (L) of the at least one channel (C) of the RF-transistor (RFT).
1. Electronic device having a semiconductor die comprising: at least one RF-transistor occupying a total RF-transistor active area on the die, the total RF-transistor active area including at least one transistor channel having a channel width and a channel length, and at least one bias cell for biasing the RF-transistor, the total bias cell having an active area including at least another transistor channel having another channel width and another channel length, the at least one bias cell occupying a total bias cell active area on the die; the total RF-transistor active area being substantially greater than the total bias cell active area, the total bias cell active area having a common centre of area, the total RF-transistor active area having a common centre of area, the active areas being arranged such that both, the common centre of area or sub-areas of the RF-transistor and the common centre of area or sub-areas of the bias cell are positioned on an axis, the axis being substantially perpendicular or parallel to the length of the at least one channel of the RF-transistor.
2. Electronic device according to claim 1 , characterized by at least one of the total RF-transistor active area and the total bias cell active area being divided in at least two active sub-areas.
3. Electronic device according to claim 1 , characterized by an even number of RF-transistor active sub-areas.
4. Electronic device according to claim 3 , characterized by the bias cell active area being located between the RF-transistor active sub-areas, and the bias cell active area having half of the RF-transistor active sub-areas on opposite sides.
5. Electronic device according to claim 2 , characterized by an even number of bias cell active sub-areas.
6. Electronic device according to claim 5 , characterized by four bias cell active sub-areas, the RF-transistor active area having a rectangular shape, the four bias cell active areas being each arranged in the proximity of one of the four corners of the rectangular RF-transistor active area.
7. Electronic device according to claim 5 , characterized by two equally sized bias cell active sub-areas, the two parts of the bias cell active area being arranged symmetrically on opposite sides of the RF-transistor active area.
8. Electronic device according to claim 2 , characterized in that the active areas or sub-areas being arranged such that both, the common centre of area or sub-areas of the RF-transistor and the common centre of area or sub-areas of the bias cell are positioned on an axis, the axis being substantially perpendicular to the length of the at least one channel of the RF-transistor.
9. Electronic device according to claim 8 , characterized each of the RF-transistor active sub-areas comprising a plurality of channels.
10. Electronic device according to claim 8 , characterized by each of the bias cell active sub-areas comprising a plurality of channels.
11. Electronic device according to claim 9 , characterized by all channels being aligned in parallel.
12. Method for designing an electronic device according to claim 1 , comprising the steps of: selecting at least one RF-transistor occupying a total RF-transistor active area on the die, the total RF-transistor active area including at least one transistor channel having a channel width and a channel length, and selecting at least one bias cell for biasing the RF-transistor, the total bias cell active area including at least one transistor channel having a channel width and a channel length, the at least one bias cell occupying a total bias cell active area on the die; the total RF-transistor active area being substantially greater than the total bias cell active area, determining a common centre of area of the total bias cell active area-O-BC), determining a common centre of area of the total RF-transistor active area, arranging the active areas such that both, the common centre of area or sub-areas of the RF-transistor and the common centre of area or sub-areas of the bias cell are positioned on an axis, the axis being substantially perpendicular or parallel to the length of the at least one channel of the RF-transistor.