Casey Molver

Q. I have to send copies of my project layout to different members of my group, but they need to see only specific layers of the layout. How can I

Introduction The functionality Silvaco’s Layou Editor, Expert, has recently been expanded with the new feature called Layout Versus Layout comparison (LVL). LVL is available as a separate window called by

In deep submicron technology, conduction layers have widths much smaller than their thicknesses (see Figure 1). This makes edge parasitic capacitance effects more dominant than plate capacitance. In a multi-body

The increasing demand of the TFT-LCD industry has lead to a rapid growth in display size and resolution. The higher cell packing density results in a narrowing viewing angle and

Q: Can ATHENA get the STRESS in Compound Advanced material? A: The ATHENA STRESS command has been augmented to allow the 2 Dimensional stress distribution. To get the STRESS, the

In certain cases, most notably in modern bipolar and SiGe HBT structures, epitaxial steps are performed after the oxide isolation structures have been already created. Thus the initial surface prior

One of the most beneficial merits of computer-based experiment using TCAD lies in its capability of a total simulation of the target device. One can consider its novel fabrication process

The modelling of concentrator solar cells for real conditions of operation inside optical concentrators is a subject almost untreated. Consequently, this work highlights the main specific situations that should be

Q: How can I view a Foundry DRC run in Expert? A: Before a Foundry will start creating the masks to fabricate a design, they normally will do some sort

One of the strengths of Expert is to generate complex shaped layers such as spiral inductors, parabolic waveguides, etc. For the case of the spiral inductor, it has already been

Cross-Sectional Viewer is a tool in the Expert layout editor that simulates the cross-sections of ICs along an arbitrary drawn cut-line on the layout. Cross-Sectional Viewer is a link between

A common technique for creating metal contacts is one known as a lift off. When performing a lift off process step, in order to create metal contacts, for example, it