ABACUS Tool Suite (Fall 2023)

By Gerhard Klimeck

Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

In This Series

  1. ABACUS Tool Suite Overview and Crystal Structures (Fall 2023)

    Online Presentations | 15 Aug 2023 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the first recitation session, Dr. Klimeck will briefly discuss a new initiative, Chipshub.org, then move into an overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the Crystal Viewer Tool. This tool allows students to start with the visualization of a standard silicon text book unit cell, then expand the...

  2. ABACUS Tool Suite and Bandstructure and Band Models (Fall 2023)

    Online Presentations | 22 Aug 2023 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the third session, Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate several bandstructure tools. With these, students can explore the Standard Periodic Potential aka Kronig-Penney model as well as bandstructure formation by transmission through finite barriers....

  3. ABACUS Tool Suite and Bulk Semiconductors (Fall 2023)

    Online Presentations | 01 Sep 2023 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the third session, Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the Drift-Diffusion-Lab. Students can experiment with a semiconductor slab under bias and/or light illumination....

  4. ABACUS Tool Suite and PN Junctions (Fall 2023)

    Online Presentations | 18 Oct 2023 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the PN Junction Lab. With the PN Junction Lab, students can explore band edge diagrams and charge distributions as a function of bias.

  5. ABACUS Tool Suite and Bipolar Junction Transistors (Fall 2023)

    Online Presentations | 18 Oct 2023 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the fifth session, Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the Bipolar-Junction-Transistor-Lab. Students can experiment with npn and pnp BJTs in ideal textbook 1D geometries as well as realistic 2D geometries.

  6. ABACUS Tool Suite and MOS Capacitors (Fall 2023)

    Online Presentations | 19 Oct 2023 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the sixth session, Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the MOS Capacitor Lab. Students can experiment with the fundamental component of a MOSfet that is any computer chip

  7. ABACUS Tool Suite and MOSFETs (Fall 2023)

    Online Presentations | 19 Oct 2023 | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    In the seventh session, Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the MOSFET Lab. Students can experiment with the classical scaling of a traditional 2D MOSFET.