ASU-Silvaco Device TCAD Workshop: From Fundamentals to Applications

Join us at ASU’s Old Main Building on November 10, 2025 for the ASU-Silvaco Device TCAD Workshop: From Fundamentals to Applications.

This workshop is a fast-paced, one-day program led by Prof. Dragica Vasileska and Prof. Stephen M. Goodnick. Spend the morning grounding yourself in semiconductor physics and transport, then transition in the afternoon to instructor-led, hands-on Silvaco TCAD labs (MOS capacitors, MOSFETs, SOI, FinFETs).

Participants will learn to use Silvaco TCAD effectively, and know how to select the appropriate physical models and material parameters for their devices. Whether you are a student or an industry professional, you will leave with a practical grasp of semiconductor physics and the skills to use Silvaco TCAD effectively and efficiently. Complimentary lunch will be served, followed by a Silvaco overview and Digital Twin session from Silvaco’s VP of Worldwide Field Applications Engineering, Garrett Schlenvogt.

Seating is limited so register soon.

When: November 10, 2025

Time: 9:00am-6:00pm-(PST)

Where: ASU Tempe Campus
Old Main Building
400 East Tyler Mall
Second Floor
Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA

Register!

Speakers

Garrett Schlenvogt, Ph.D	Stephen Goodnick, Ph.D	Dragica Vasileska, Ph.D
Vice President of Worldwide Field Applications Engineering	David and Darleen Ferry Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering	Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
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AGENDA
Morning Sessions
9:00AM - 10:15AM	Semiconductor Fundamentals - Stephen M. Goodnick, Ph.D Electronic Structure Semiconductor Statistics Drift, Diffusion and Generation-Recombination Mechanisms
10:15AM - 10:45AM	BREAK
10:45AM - 12:00PM	Basics of Semiconductor Transport Theory - Stephen M. Goodnick, Ph.D Introduction to the Boltzmann Transport Equation Drift-Diffusion Model Energy Balance Model
12:00PM - 1:00PM	LUNCH
Lunch Session
1:00PM - 2:00 PM	Silvaco TCAD Overview & Digital Twin Intro - Garrett Schlenvogt, Ph.D Silvaco overview and role in semiconductor design Breadth of TCAD applications End-to-end flow: process, device, compact modeling, circuit Introduction to physics-based digital twins and FTCO
Afternoon Session
2:15PM - 3:45PM	Introduction to TCAD and to Basic Silvaco Syntax - Dragica Vasileska, Ph.D
3:45PM - 4:15PM	BREAK
4:15PM - 6:00PM	Modeling of Silicon-Based Devices with Silvaco - Hands-on activity: - Dragica Vasileska, Ph.D, Izak Baranowski, Siddhant Gangwal MOS Capacitors MOSFETs SOI Devices FinFETs
6:00PM	Workshop Ends

Hotel Information:

Most of the hotels listed below are conveniently located within walking distance of the ASU Campus. Call the hotel directly to make your reservation. ASU and government rates may be available for many of them. A list of all ASU Discounts is provided through this link: Travel Information for ASU Campus Visitors

Airport Transfer and Information

The ASU Campus is conveniently located within a 10-minute drive to the Phoenix Skyharbor Airport using Taxicabs, Uber, or Lyft. Access to the local hotels or ASU Campus is also possible through the free Airport Tram, to the 44th Street station.

The Valley Metro light rail ride ($2.00) to Tempe and ASU Campus (eastbound Train) is about 15 minutes as well. Exit at (university Drive/ Rural Rd. ASU Campus, Get on #10018 and off at 10023)

Garrett Schlenvogt, Ph.D

Vice President of Worldwide Field Applications Engineering

Garrett Schlenvogt, Ph.D., has been Vice President of Worldwide Field Applications Engineering since 2024, overseeing global FAE operations, including technical presales and support. Previously, he served as Director of Worldwide Field Applications Engineering. Since joining Silvaco in 2013, he has held various leadership positions and led research collaborations with academic and commercial institutions. Before Silvaco, he researched radiation and reliability simulation of CMOS technologies for implantable medical devices. Dr. Schlenvogt earned his BSE, MS, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University.

Stephen Goodnick

David and Darleen Ferry Professor of Electrical Engineering,
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Other ASU affiliations
Senior Global Futures Scientist, Global Futures Scientists and Scholars

Stephen M. Goodnick is David and Darleen Ferry Professor of Electrical Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and the deputy director of ASU LightWorks in the Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation and the DoE ULTRA Energy Frontier Research Center at ASU.

He received his doctoral degree in electrical engineering from Colorado State University, Fort Collins, in 1983. He was a visiting scholar at the University of Modena, Italy, and an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow with the Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany, in 1985 and 1986, respectively. He served as Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering with Arizona State University, Tempe, from 1996 to 2005. He served as associate vice president for research for Arizona State University from 2006 to 2008, and presently serves as deputy director of ASU Lightworks, and is Hans Fischer Senior Fellow with the Institute for Advanced Studies at the Technical University of Munich.

Professionally, he served as president (2012-2013) of the IEEE Nanotechnology Council, and served as president of IEEE Eta Kappa Nu Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society Board of Governors, 2011-2012.

Some of his main research contributions include analysis of surface roughness at the Si/SiO2 interface, Monte Carlo simulation of ultrafast carrier relaxation in quantum confined systems, global modeling of high frequency and energy conversion devices, full-band simulation of semiconductor devices, transport in nanostructures, and fabrication and characterization of nanoscale semiconductor devices. He has published over 400 journal articles, books, book chapters, and conference proceeding, and is a fellow of IEEE (2004) for contributions to carrier transport fundamentals and semiconductor devices.

Dragica Vasileska

Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

Dragica Vasileska (F’2019) received the B.S.E.E. (Diploma, equivalent to M.S. Degree in USA) and the M.S.E.E. Degree from the University Sts. Cyril and Methodius (Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia) in 1985 and 1991, respectively, and a Ph.D. Degree from Arizona State University in 1995. From 1995 until 1997, she held a faculty research associate position within the Center of Solid State Electronics Research at Arizona State University. In the fall of 1997, she joined the faculty of electrical engineering at Arizona State University. In 2002 she was promoted to associate professor and in 2007 to full professor. Her research interests include semiconductor device physics and semiconductor device modeling, with strong emphasis on quantum transport and Monte Carlo device simulations. Recently her focus also includes modeling metastability and reliability of solar cells. Prof. Vasileska has published more than 200 publications in prestigious scientific journals, over 200 conference proceedings refereed papers, 25 book chapters, has given numerous invited talks and is a co-author on three books: “Computational Electronics,” D. Vasileska and S. M. Goodnick, Morgan & Claypool, 2006; “Computational Electronics: Semiclassical and Quantum Transport Modeling,” D. Vasileska, S. M. Goodnick and G. Klimeck, CRC Press, 2010, and “Modeling Self-Heating Effects in Nanoscale Devices,” K. Raleva, A. Shaik, D. Vasileska and S. M. Goodnick, Institute of Physics Publishing, Morgan & Claypool, 2017. She is also an editor of two books: “Cutting Edge Nanotechnology,” In-Tech, 2010 and “Nano-Electronic Devices: Semiclassical and Quantum Transport Modeling” (co-editor S. M. Goodnick), Springer, July 2011. She has many awards including the best student award from the School of Electrical Engineering in Skopje since its existence (1985, 1990). She is also a recipient of the 1998 NSF CAREER Award. Her students have won numerous awards at prestigious international scientific conferences.