Title :
Device simulation for smart integrated systems (DESSIS)
Author :
Baccarani, G. ; Rudan, M. ; Lorenzini, M. ; Fichtne, W. ; Litsios, J. ; Schenk, A. ; van Staa, P. ; Kaeser, L. ; Kampmann, A. ; Marmirol, A. ; Sala, C. ; Ravanelli, E.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronica, Inf. e Sistemistica, Bologna Univ., Italy
Abstract :
In this paper we present the most important achievements of the ESPRIT 6075 (DESSIS) Project, which was carried out in the period 1992-1995 with the participation of SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, Robert Bosch GmbH, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the University of Bologna. Within the framework of this project, a new mixed-mode circuit/device simulator called DESSIS has been developed, which overcomes most limitations of existing simulators by allowing for unprecedented flexibility in structure definition, mesh generation, physical models and numerical efficiency. Three application examples are illustrated to prove the enormous potential of the above simulation code for process, device and circuit designers
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; integrated circuit design; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; research initiatives; DESSIS; ESPRIT 6075 Project; device simulation; mixed-mode circuit; smart integrated system; Circuit simulation; Context modeling; EPROM; Flexible printed circuits; Mesh generation; Microelectronics; Nonvolatile memory; Numerical models; Power system modeling; Tunneling;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, 1996. ICECS '96., Proceedings of the Third IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rodos
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3650-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.1996.584471
