Steady-State and Transient Analysis of Submicron Devices Using Energy Balance and Simplified Hydrodynamic Models

IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 702-711

  Apanovich, Y ^a   Lyumkis, E ^a   Polsky, 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; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; TRANSIENTS;

BOLTZMANN TRANSPORT EQUATION; DRIFT DIFFUSION APPROXIMATION; ENERGY BALANCE MODELS; SIMPLIFIED HYDRODYNAMIC MODELS; STEADY STATE ANALYSIS; STRATTON'S MODEL; SUBMICRON DEVICES; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 0028446731     PISSN: 02780070     EISSN: 19374151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/43.285243     Document Type: Article

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