On particle-mesh coupling in monte carlo semiconductor device simulation

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

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1266-1277

  Laux, Steven E ^a  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERPOLATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERMITTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; TENSORS;

NEAREST ELEMENT CENTER; PARTICLE MESH COUPLING; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE SIMULATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 0030263242     PISSN: 02780070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/43.541446     Document Type: Article

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