Overview of Technology Computer-Aided Design tools and applications in technology development, manufacturing and design

Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1089-1105

  Fichtner, Wolfgang ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Device simulation; EDA; Process simulation; TCAD

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; MANUFACTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON WAFERS;

COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS; DEVICE SIMULATIONS; ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION TOOLS; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; SILICON TECHNOLOGIES; TCAD; TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT;

ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION;

EID: 48949089911     PISSN: 15461955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jctn.2008.2543     Document Type: Review

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