Title :
An application of optimal control to semiconductor bandgap engineering
Author :
Glielmo, Luigi ; Rinaldi, Paolo
Author_Institution :
Univ. degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
Abstract :
We illustrate the complete analytical solution to an optimal design problem of transistor devices characterized by state and control constraints and nonconvex Hamiltonian. We ascertain its optimality through a field theorem. This shows the usefulness of optimal control in the area of bandgap engineering for semiconductors
Keywords :
energy gap; heterojunction bipolar transistors; maximum principle; semiconductor device models; bandgap engineering; control constraint; field theorem; heterojunction bipolar transistor; nonconvex Hamiltonian; optimal control; optimal design; semiconductor device; state constraint; Bipolar transistors; Calculus; Constraint theory; Germanium silicon alloys; Optimal control; Paper technology; Photonic band gap; Semiconductor device manufacture; Silicon germanium; Tin;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4990-3
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.1999.783227
