Mixed-element decomposition method for three-dimensional grid adaptation

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

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 561-572

  Leitner, Ernst ^a   Selberherr, Siegfried ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MICROELECTRONICS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adaptive gridding; Diffusion 3 d; Finite element method; Refinement; Tetrahedral meshes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; THERMAL DIFFUSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ADAPTIVE REFINEMENT ALGORITHM; MIXED ELEMENT DECOMPOSITION METHOD; TETRAHEDRAL MESHES; THREE DIMENSIONAL GRID ADAPTATION;

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0032115025     PISSN: 02780070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/43.709394     Document Type: Article

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