Title :
The Multiscale Paradigm in Electronic Device Simulation
Author :
Der Maur, Matthias Auf ; Penazzi, Gabriele ; Romano, Giuseppe ; Sacconi, Fabio ; Pecchia, Alessandro ; Carlo, Aldo Di
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
fDate :
5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, we present a framework for the simulation of electronic devices based on a multiscale and multiphysics approach. A formal description is provided that includes both multiscale and multiphysics problems and which can be linked to already established multiscale methods. We present a set of simulations of an AlGaN/GaN nanocolumn based on a multiscale coupling between atomistic descriptions and continuous media models, illustrating the application of such a multiscale approach to electronic device simulation.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium compounds; nanoelectronics; semiconductor device models; wide band gap semiconductors; AlGaN-GaN; continuous media models; electronic device simulation; multiscale approach; multiscale coupling; multiscale paradigm approach; nanocolumn simulation; Computational modeling; Couplings; Equations; Mathematical model; Nanoscale devices; Numerical models; Strain; Atomistic; device simulation; multiscale; quantum; technology computer-aided design (TCAD);
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TED.2011.2114666
