MODFET 2-D Hydrodynamic Energy Modeling: Optimization of Subquarter-Micron-Gate Structures

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 21-30

  Shawki, Tarek ^a   Salmer, Georges ^a   El Sayed, Osman ^b  

^a University of Sciences   (France)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS--CHARGE CARRIERS;

ENERGY MODELING; MODFET;

TRANSISTORS, FIELD EFFECT;

EID: 0025238126     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: 15579646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.43796     Document Type: Article

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