A domain decomposition method for Silicon devices

Transport Theory and Statistical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 3-5, 2000, Pages 525-536

  Cercignani, Carlo ^a   Gamba, Irene M ^b   Jerome, Joseph W ^c   Shu, Chi Wang ^d  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0008267202     PISSN: 00411450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00411450008205889     Document Type: Article

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