Author : Christopher Heechang Lee
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (312 download)
Book Synopsis Full Band Ensemble Monte Carlo Simulation of Silicon Devices by : Christopher Heechang Lee
Download or read book Full Band Ensemble Monte Carlo Simulation of Silicon Devices written by Christopher Heechang Lee and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Monte Carlo simulator for silicon devices has been developed. The band structure data for this self-consistent device simulator were computed using the empirical pseudopotential method. The ensemble Monte Carlo technique used in the simulations is described in detail. A homogeneous simulator, based on the same transport physics, is used to calibrate the device simulator as well as to indicate the shortcomings of more traditional simulators such as drift-diffusion based models, hydrodynamic and energy balance based models, and nonparabolic band approximation Monte Carlo models. A conventional metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) is simulated as a test case to validate the simulator. Finally, a floating gate memory element (non-volatile memory) is also examined. In this simulation, the Monte Carlo simulator is used as a post-processor to PISCES IIB in the interest of execution time. Despite the lack of self-consistency and rigor, the simulator is able to produce results which are in good agreement with experimental data.