Numerical coupling of electric circuit equations and energy-transport models for semiconductors

SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 873-894

  Brunk, Markus ^a   Jüngel, Ansgar ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Circuit equations; Diode; Energy transport equations; Graetz bridge; Mixed finite element method; Modified nodal analysis; Semiconductor devices

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; DIODES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK PARAMETERS; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

CIRCUIT EQUATION; COUPLED SEMICONDUCTOR; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT EQUATION; ENERGY-TRANSPORT; ENERGY-TRANSPORT EQUATIONS; GRAETZ BRIDGE; MIXED FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; MODIFIED NODAL ANALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUITS; TRANSPORT MODELLING;

TIMING CIRCUITS;

EID: 55549090015     PISSN: 10648275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/070681430     Document Type: Article

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