2-D analysis of more then one semiconductor devices together with real external circuit

In this paper, a new software tool for 2-D simulation of power semiconductor devices is presented. It gives new possibilities in the analysis of complex devices and enables the examination of inhomogeneity of parameters in multiple-cell structures. Exact 2-D models of more then one semiconductor device are used together with an arbitrary external circuit. The devices do not need to be the same kind and type. Only computer performance limits the number of elements described by the physical models. The PAMSSEC program is written in C language and can be used on a wide range of computers, from IBM PCs (or compatibles) through SUN Sparc workstations to CRAY supercomputers. It allows the use of several computers connected in a network to speed up the computations. Its high performance allows the accomplishment of simulations of complex circuits in a relatively short time, even on microcomputers