Hierarchical Device Simulation : the Monte-Carlo Perspective /

This monograph is intended for scientists and TCAD engineers who are interested in physics-based simulation of Si and SiGe devices. The common theoretical background of the drift-diffusion, hydrodynamic, and Monte-Carlo models and their synergy are discussed and it is shown how these models form a c...

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Main Author: Jungemann, Christoph
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Meinerzhagen, Bernd
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna, 2003.
Series:Computational microelectronics.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This monograph is intended for scientists and TCAD engineers who are interested in physics-based simulation of Si and SiGe devices. The common theoretical background of the drift-diffusion, hydrodynamic, and Monte-Carlo models and their synergy are discussed and it is shown how these models form a consistent hierarchy of simulation tools. The basis of this hierarchy is the full-band Monte-Carlo device model which is discussed in detail, including its numerical and stochastic properties. The drift-diffusion and hydrodynamic models for large-signal, small-signal, and noise analysis are derived from the Boltzmann transport equation in such a way that all transport and noise parameters can be obtained by Monte-Carlo simulations. With this hierarchy of simulation tools the device characteristics of strained Si MOSFETs and SiGe HBTs are analysed and the accuracy of the momentum-based models is assessed by comparison with the Monte-Carlo device simulator.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 254 pages 147 illustrations)
ISBN:9783709160862 (electronic bk.)
3709160863 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0179-0307