• DocumentCode
    1894492
  • Title

    The Status of Semiconductor Device Modeling in the Classical Domain

  • Author

    Marshak, A.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Louisiana State University
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    6-7 March 1993
  • Firstpage
    15
  • Lastpage
    15
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. Device simulation requires solving carrier transport equations and Poisson´s equation. Beginning with the Boltzmann transport equation (BTE), several options are available to describe carrier transport, including the drift-diffusion approach, the momentum and energy balance equations, and Monte Carlo simulation. The limitations of the BTE and the regions of validity for several device simulation approaches for Si and GaAs are reviewed. Results for situations close to equilibrium and for an arbitrary distribution function are given.
  • Keywords
    Boltzmann equation; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Distribution functions; Electrons; Gallium arsenide; Hot carrier effects; Photonic band gap; Poisson equations; Semiconductor device modeling;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Semiconductor Modeling & Simulation, 1993. SMS Technical Digest. 1993 Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Taipei, Taiwan
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1225-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SMS.1993.664531
  • Filename
    664531