A comparison of energy balance and simplified hydrodynamic models for gaas simulation

COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 221-230

  Apanovich, Y ^a   Lyumkis, E ^a   Poisky, B ^a   Shur, A ^a   Blakey, P ^a  

^a Silvaco Data Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ERROR ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IONIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

DRIFT DIFFUSION MODEL; ENERGY BALANCE MODEL; SIMPLIFIED HYDRODYNAMIC MODELS;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

EID: 0027885973     PISSN: 03321649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb051801     Document Type: Review

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