Title :
A comparison of Monte Carlo and cellular automata approaches for semiconductor device simulation
Author :
Zandler, G. ; Di Carlo, A. ; Kometer, K. ; Lugli, P. ; Vogl, P. ; Gornik, E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Tech. Univ., Munchen, Germany
Abstract :
A detailed comparison of Monte Carlo and cellular automata approaches as applied to the study of nonequilibrium transport and semiconductor device simulation is presented. It is shown that the novel cellular automata (CA) technique enjoys all benefits of the more traditional Monte Carlo (MC) method, while at the same time allowing considerably higher performances.<>
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; cellular automata; electronic engineering computing; semiconductor device models; Monte Carlo methods; cellular automata approaches; nonequilibrium transport; semiconductor device simulation; Fluid dynamics; Laboratories; Lattices; Microelectronics; Monte Carlo methods; Poisson equations; Quantum cellular automata; Quantum mechanics; Semiconductor devices; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Electron Device Letters, IEEE
