The multiscale paradigm in electronic device simulation

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1425-1432

  Auf Der Maur, Matthias ^a   Penazzi, Gabriele ^a   Romano, Giuseppe ^a   Sacconi, Fabio ^a   Pecchia, Alessandro ^a,b   Di Carlo, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atomistic; device simulation; multiscale; quantum; technology computer aided design (TCAD)

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC; DEVICE SIMULATIONS; MULTISCALES; QUANTUM; TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (TCAD);

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRON DEVICES; GALLIUM NITRIDE; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 79955539675     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2011.2114666     Document Type: Article

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