Technical documentation
Some technical documentation technical.pdf concerning the simulator have been written and are released with each version of Qucs as a ready-to-read postscript document and in its source code form as well. The descriptions have been done besides programming the simulator itself and approach the problems in a pragmatically way. The documentation is maintained as a latex document. Using the program 'latex2html' it is possible to read it online. These pages are going to be updated with each new release of Qucs.
Publications
The following citations contain Qucs related publications; either as they appeared on conferences or technical journals.
- Mustafa Baser, "Promoting conceptual change through
active learning using open source software for physics
simulations", Australasian Journal of Educational
Technology, vol. 22, no. 3, Nov. 2006.
Link: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet22/baser.html
- Mustafa Baser, "Effects of Conceptual Change and
Traditional Confirmatory Simulations on Pre-Service Teachers'
Understanding of Direct Current Circuits", Journal of
Science Education and Technology, vol. 15, no. 5-6, Dec.
2006.
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10956-006-9025-3
- S. Jahn, M. Brinson, M. Margraf, H. Parruitte, B.
Ardouin, P. Nenzi and L. Lemaitre, "GNU Simulators
Supporting Verilog-A Compact Model Standardization",
MOS-AK Meeting, Premstaetten, Mar. 2007.
Link: http://www.mos-ak.org/premstaetten/papers/MOS-AK_QUCS_ngspice_ADMS.pdf
- S. Jahn, M. Brinson and M. Margraf, "Interactive
Compact Device Modeling Using Qucs Equation Defined
Devices", ESSDERC/ESSCIRC Workshop, MOS-AK Meeting,
Munich, Sep. 2007.
Link: http://www.mos-ak.org/munich/posters/P04_MOS-AK_Brinson.pdf
- Moussa, H. and Baranowski, S. and Cauterman, M. and
Demoulin, B., "Simulation of a 2D cavity under Qucs",
IEEE Symposium on Embedded EMC (2EMC), Rouen, France, 2007,
1-6, Oct.
Link: http://www.lss.supelec.fr/~publi/SG91bWFtIE1PVVNTQQ==_2emc2007.pdf
- Robert Lacoste, "The Darker Side : Antenna
basics", Circuit Cellar #211, February 2008, pages
60-69.
Link: www.circuitcellar.com
- M. E. Brinson and S. Jahn, "Qucs: A GPL software
package for circuit simulation, compact device modeling and
circuit macromodeling from DC to RF and beyond", MOS-AK
Meeting, Eindhoven, Apr. 2008.
Link: http://www.mos-ak.org/eindhoven/papers/06_Qucs_MOS-AK_Eindhoven.pdf
Additional Poster: EKV2.6 MOSFET compact EDD macromodel.pdf
- S. Jahn and M. E. Brinson, "Interactive compact device
modelling using Qucs equation-defined devices",
International Journal of Numerical Modelling (IJNM):
Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields, vol. 21, no. 5, May
2008, pages 335-349.
Link: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119030198/abstract
- M. E. Brinson and S. Jahn, "Qucs: A GPL software
package for circuit simulation, compact device modelling and
circuit macromodelling from DC to RF and beyond",
International Journal of Numerical Modelling (IJNM):
Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields, vol. 22, no. 4, Sep.
2008, pages 297-319.
Link: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121397825/abstract
- Bah Mamadou, "Modeling and Simulation of The
Transistor BFG425W_ NPN_WideBand", The Second
International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics
Engineering (ISEEE), Galaţi (Romania), Sep. 2008.
Link: http://www.fie.ugal.ro/iseee2008.htm
- D. Céli, "HICUM/L0 v1.2 Parameter Extraction
and Validation", 21st Bipolar Arbeitskreis (BipAK),
Hamburg, Oct. 2008.
Link: http://www.iee.et.tu-dresden.de/iee/eb/tagung_e.html (BIPOLAR Working Group)
- M. E. Brinson and S. Jahn, "Compact macromodelling of
operational amplifiers with equation defined devices",
International Journal of Electronics (IJE), vol. 96, no. 2,
Feb. 2009, pages 109-122.
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a907515497
- M. E. Brinson and S. Jahn, "Modelling of
high-frequency inductance with Qucs non-linear radio
frequency equation defined devices", International
Journal of Electronics (IJE), vol. 96, no. 3, Mar. 2009,
pages 307-321.
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a909287020
- Makoto Mita and Hiroshi Toshiyoshi, "An
equivalent-circuit model for MEMS electrostatic actuator
using open-source software Qucs", IEICE Electronics
Express, vol. 6, no. 5, Mar. 2009, pages 256-263.
Link: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/elex/6/5/6_256/_article
- M.E. Brinson and S. Jahn, "Building device models and
circuit macromodels with the Qucs GPL circuit simulator",
MOS-AK Meeting (COMON Project Meeting), Frankfurt/O., Apr.
2009.
Link: http://www.mos-ak.org/frankfurt_o/papers/M_Brinson_Qucs_COMON_April_2_2009_final.pdf
- M.E. Brinson, S. Jahn and M. Cullinan, "Advances in
compact semiconductor device modelling and circuit
macromodelling with the Qucs GPL circuit simulator",
MOS-AK Meeting, Frankfurt/O., Apr. 2009.
Link: http://www.mos-ak.org/frankfurt_o/papers/P_7_Brinson_MOS-AK_April_2009_final.pdf
- M.E. Brinson and S. Jahn, "Compact device modelling
for established and emerging technologies with the Qucs GPL
circuit simulator", 16th International Conference Mixed
Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (MIXDES),
Łódź, 25-27 June 2009, pages 39-44, IEEE
Catalog Number CFP09MIX-PRT.
Link: https://www.mixdes.org/MIXDES_info.htm?year=2009
- M.E. Brinson and H. Nabijou, "Z Domain Delay
Subcircuits and Compact Verilog-A Macromodels for Mixed-mode
Sampled Data Circuit Simulation", Test Technology
Technical Council (TTTC) of the IEEE Computer Society,
Radioelectronics & Informatics Journal, vol. 45, no. 2,
April-June 2009, pages 14-20, ISSN 1563-0064.
Link: http://www.ewdtest.com/ri/ri-2009-2.htm
- A. Zonca, B. Roucaries, B. Williams, I. Rubin, O.
D'Arcangelo, P. Meinhold, P. Lubin, C. Franceschet, S. Jahn,
A. Mennella, M. Bersanelli, "Modeling the frequency
response of microwave radiometers with QUCS", ArXiv
e-prints: 1011.6363, Astrophysics - Journal of
Instrumentation (JINST), vol. 5, December 2010, DOI
10.1088/1748-0221/5/12/T12001.
Link: http://arxiv.org/abs/1011.6363
- M. E. Brinson, S. Jahn and H. Nabijou, "A tabular
source approach to modelling and simulating device and
circuit noise in the time domain", International Journal
of Numerical Modelling (IJNM): Electronic Networks, Devices
and Fields, February 2011, DOI 10.1002/JNM.801.
Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jnm.801/abstract
- M. E. Brinson, R. Crozier, C. Novak, B. Roucaries, F. Schreuder, G. B. Torri,
"Building a second generation Qucs GPL circuit simulator: package
structure, simulation features and compact device modelling capabilities",
MOS-AK Meeting, London, Mar. 2014.
Link: http://www.mos-ak.org/london_2014/presentations/09_Mike_Brinson_MOS-AK_London_2014.pdf
- M. E. Brinson, R. Crozier, C. Novak, B. Roucaries, F. Schreuder, G. B. Torri,
"Qucs Roadmap: background to the new features in release 0.0.18 and an outline
of future software development directions",
MOS-AK Workshop, Venice, Sep. 2014.
Link: http://www.mos-ak.org/venice_2014/publications/T_4_Brinson_MOS-AK_Venice_2014.pdf
- M. E. Brinson, R. Crozier, V. Kuznetsov, C. Novak, B. Roucaries, F. Schreuder, G. B. Torri,
" Qucs: An introduction to the new simulation and compact device modelling features
implemented in release 0.0.19/0.0.19Src2 of the popular GPL circuit simulator.",
MOS-AK Workshop, Graz, Sep. 2015.
Link: http://www.mos-ak.org/graz_2015/presentations/T_5_Brinson_MOS-AK_Graz_2015.pdf>