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Scaling of CMOS devices into the nanometer regime leads to increased processing cost. In this regard, the field of Computational Electronics is becoming more and more important because device simulation offers unique possibility to test hypothetical devices which have not been fabricated yet and it also gives unique insight into the device behavior by allowing the observation of phenomena that can not be measured on real devices. The objective of this class is to introduce the students to all semi-classical semiconductor device modeling techniques that are implemented in either commercial or publicly available software. As such, it should help students to understand when one can use drift-diffusion model and when it is necessary to use hydrodynamic, lattice heating, and even particle-based simulations. A short tutorial on using the Silvaco/PADRE simulation software is included and its purpose is to make users familiar with the syntax used in almost all commercial device simulation software.

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  • Dragica Vasileska (2006), "Computational Electronics," https://nanohub.org/resources/1500.

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Introduction to Computational Electronics View Flash Notes (pdf) Supplemental material
What Is Computational Electronics and Why Do We Need It?

Simplified Band-Structure Model View Flash Notes (pdf) Simplified Band-Structure Carrier Dynamics
Solid-State Theory and Semiconductor Transport Fundamentals

Empirical Pseudopotential Method Description View Flash Notes (pdf) Empirical Pseudopotential Method Description
Solid-State Theory and Semiconductor Transport Fundamentals

Choice of the Distribution Function View Flash Notes (pdf) Choice of the Distribution Function
Fermi Golden Rule
Solid-State Theory and Semiconductor Transport Fundamentals

Relaxation-Time Approximation Relaxation-Time Approximation
Solid-State Theory and Semiconductor Transport Fundamentals

Scattering Mechanisms Notes (pdf)
Solid-State Theory and Semiconductor Transport Fundamentals

Numerical Analysis View Flash Notes (pdf) Numerical Analysis
Numerical Analysis Problems
Drift-Diffusion Model, Part A: Introduction View Flash Notes (pdf) Part A: Introduction
Drift-Diffusion Model

Drift-Diffusion Model, Part B: Solution Details View Flash Notes (pdf) Part B: Solution Details
Drift-Diffusion Model

Drift-Diffusion Model, Part C: Sharfetter-Gummel, Time-Dependent Simulations View Flash Notes (pdf) Part C: Sharfetter-Gummel, Time-Dependent Simulations
Drift-Diffusion Model

Drift-Diffusion Model, Mobility Modeling View Flash Notes (pdf) Mobility Modeling
Drift-Diffusion Model

Introduction to DD Modeling with PADRE View Flash Notes (pdf) Introduction to DD Modeling with PADRE
Silvaco/PADRE Description and Application to Device Simulation

Introduction to Silvaco Simulation Software View Flash Notes (pdf)
Silvaco/PADRE Description and Application to Device Simulation

MOS Capacitors: Description and Semiclassical Simulation With PADRE View Flash Notes (pdf)
Introduction of Quantum-Mechanical Effects in Device Simulation

What is CMOS Technology Facing? View Flash
Introduction of Quantum-Mechanical Effects in Device Simulation