Device simulation demands of upcoming microelectronics devices

International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 115-136

  Kosina, Hans ^a   Selberherr, Siegfried ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MICROELECTRONICS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Device simulation; Microelectronics; Quantum effects; TCAD; Transport models

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRON TUNNELING; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICES; QUANTUM THEORY;

DEVICE SIMULATION; QUANTUM EFFECTS; TCAD; TRANSPORT MODELS;

MICROELECTRONICS;

EID: 33747778449     PISSN: 01291564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0129156406003576     Document Type: Conference Paper

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