Title :
Teaching semiconductor device physics with two-dimensional numerical solver
Author :
Yeow, Y.T. ; Ling, C.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Electr. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
fDate :
2/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, the authors propose the teaching of semiconductor device physics with the PC-based two-dimensional numerical partial differential equations solver, PDEase2. This approach avoids many of the restrictive assumptions of one-dimensional analytical solutions and better reflects the actual device operation. The gated diode which demonstrates both p-n junction and surface field effect physics is used to illustrate this new approach
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; electronic engineering computing; electronic engineering education; p-n junctions; partial differential equations; semiconductor device models; teaching; 2-D numerical partial differential equations; PDEase2; gated diode; p-n junction; semiconductor device physics education; surface field effect physics; teaching; two-dimensional numerical solver; Mathematics; Partial differential equations; Physics education; Poisson equations; Radiative recombination; Semiconductor device modeling; Semiconductor devices; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor-insulator interfaces; Very large scale integration;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
