Optimal dopant profiling based on energy-transport semiconductor models

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-214

  Drago, Concetta R ^a   Pinnau, René ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adjoints; Aggressive space mapping; Descent algorithm; Drift diffusion; Energy transport; Numerics; Optimal semiconductor design

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

ADJOINTS; AGGRESSIVE SPACE MAPPING; DESCENT ALGORITHMS; DRIFT DIFFUSION; ENERGY TRANSPORT; OPTIMAL SEMICONDUCTOR DESIGN;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS;

EID: 44349083484     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202508002656     Document Type: Article

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