Advanced Device Modeling And Simulation

This book is a useful reference for practicing electrical engineers as well as a textbook for a junior/senior or graduate level course in electrical engineering. The authors combine two subjects: device modeling and circuit simulation - by providing a large number of well-prepared examples of circuit simulations immediately following the description of many device models.

Microelectronics is one of the most rapidly changing scientific fields today. The tendency to shrink devices as far as possible results in extremely small devices which can no longer be described using simple analytical models. This book covers various aspects of advanced device modeling and simulation. As such it presents extensive reviews and original research by outstanding scientists. The bulk of the book is concerned with the theory of classical and quantum-mechanical transport modeling, based on macroscopic, spherical harmonics and Monte Carlo methods.

Microelectronics is one of the most rapidly changing scientific fields today. The tendency to shrink devices as far as possible results in extremely small devices which can no longer be described using simple analytical models. This book covers various aspects of advanced device modeling and simulation. As such it presents extensive reviews and original research by outstanding scientists. The bulk of the book is concerned with the theory of classical and quantum-mechanical transport modeling, based on macroscopic, spherical harmonics and Monte Carlo methods. Contents:Modeling Electron Transport in MOSFET Devices: Evolution and State of the Art (A Abramo)Particle Models for Device Simulation (H Kosina & M Nedjalkov)Effective Potentials and Quantum Fluid Models: A Thermodynamic Approach (C Ringhofer et al.)Self-Consistent Modeling of MOSFET Quantum Effects by Solving the Schrödinger and Boltzmann System of Equations (N Goldsman & C-K Huang)Hydrodynamic Modeling of RF Noise for Silicon-Based Devices (C Jungemann et al.)Carbon Nanotubes as a Perfectly Conducting Cylinder (T Ando)Hot Carrier Effects Within Macroscopic Transport Models (T Grasser et al.) Readership: Upper level undergraduates, graduate students, academics/lecturers, researchers and industrialists in microelectronics and semiconductor science. Keywords:Device Simulation;Monte Carlo Method;Wigner-Boltzmann Equation;Spherical Harmonics;Carbon Nanotubes;Quantum Effects

From the reviews: "... this is a well produced book, written in a easy to read style, and will also be a very useful primer for someone starting out the field [...], and a useful source of reference for experienced users ..." Microelectronics Journal

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Provides a comprehensive survey of fundamental concepts and methods for optoelectronic device modeling and simulation. Gives a broad overview of concepts with concise explanations illustrated by real results. Compares different levels of modeling, from simple analytical models to complex numerical models. Discusses practical methods of model validation. Includes an overview of numerical techniques.

SISDEP ’95 provides an international forum for the presentation of state-of-the-art research and development results in the area of numerical process and device simulation. Continuously shrinking device dimensions, the use of new materials, and advanced processing steps in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices require new and improved software. The trend towards increasing complexity in structures and process technology demands advanced models describing all basic effects and sophisticated two and three dimensional tools for almost arbitrarily designed geometries. The book contains the latest results obtained by scientists from more than 20 countries on process simulation and modeling, simulation of process equipment, device modeling and simulation of novel devices, power semiconductors, and sensors, on device simulation and parameter extraction for circuit models, practical application of simulation, numerical methods, and software.