Expanding TCAD simulations from grid to cloud

In this work, the distribution, execution and performance of TCAD simulations on grid and cloud systems are investigated. A module for distributed computing which can uniformly interface both grid and cloud computing systems has been implemented within GTS Framework. Automated allocation of resources for user jobs on a combined platform has been achieved. Traditional grid-computing systems are compared with cloud-based systems. Strategies for cost-effective allocation of cloud-resources are presented. The performance of a typical TCAD application run on a grid, in the cloud, and a hybrid system combining both are assessed.