Title :
A single-electron device and circuit simulator with a new algorithm to incorporate co-tunneling
Author :
Wasshuber, Christoph ; Kosina, Hans ; Selberherr, Siegfried
Author_Institution :
Institute for Microelectronics, TU Vienna, Gußhausstraße 27-29, A-1040 Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
A multipurpose single-electron device and circuit simulator is presented, with which it is possible to simulate a wide variety of single-electron devices. the simulator features among others the incorporation of co-tunneling by two different simulation methods, a graphical user interface and a graphical circuit editor. A new algorithm for the simulation of very rare events, where a Monte Carlo method is combined with a direct calculation, is outlined in detail.
Keywords :
Abstracts; Circuit simulation; Graphical user interfaces; Integrated circuit modeling; Junctions; Monte Carlo methods; Quantum capacitance;
Journal_Title :
Technology Computer Aided Design TCAD, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/TCAD.1996.6449164