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2010
Know how your circuit behaves across process variation before silicon tells you, with Monte Carlo-accurate results up to 30X faster.
16 years ago
Hints, Tips, and Solutions – Conversion to Different Units
Q. How do I convert a value from one set of units into another? A. Use the DBINTERNAL CONVERT.UNITS command.
16 years ago
How to Mesh in 2D TCAD
Meshing for process in ATHENA or electrical characterisation in ATLAS is one of the biggest challenges that a user faces. Poor meshing in both ATHENA and ATLAS can lead to
16 years ago
Using VICTORY Process for Plasma Etching Simulations
VICTORY Process, the 3D process simulator now includes a module for plasma etching. The module is designed to simulate plasma etching processes at the feature-scale size. The simulation in the
16 years ago
Hints, Tips, and Solutions – Passing a Variable from an ATLAS deck into a C-Interpreter Function
The Silvaco C-Interpreter (SCI) allows convenient and flexible definition of physical models and material parameters via an ANSI standard C-language interface. The SCI uses sophisticated techniques to assemble user defined
16 years ago
Simulating Negative Bias Temperature Instability of p-MOSFETS
The degradation of MOSFET devices having relatively thin oxide layers is generally accepted as being mainly associated with the depassivation of silicon dangling bonds at the Si/SiO2 interface. These dangling
16 years ago
Coupled Optimization of Diode and IGBT Characteristics Under Clamped Inductive Switching in ATLAS MixedMode and Virtual Wafer Fab (VWF)
Virtual Wafer Fab’s powerful range of optimizers are used to investigate and minimise the coupled switching losses of a TCAD IGBT and its clamping diode in a chopper circuit. It
16 years ago
Using Manual Refinement of Geometrical Mesh in VICTORY Process
VICTORY Process is a 3D process simulation tool which employs the LevelSet technique for manipulating and deforming structures. The structure’s geometry is stored implicitly on the hierarchy of regular (constant
17 years ago
Simulating the Hysteresis effects of Si/SiO2 Interface Traps
The trap states at the interface of Silicon with Silicon Dioxide are usually divided conceptually into interface states and fixed oxide charges [1]. These trap states can cause the degradation
17 years ago
Designing a High-Voltage IGBT Structure with TCAD
The Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), is a power device that combines the high-power characteristics of bipolar transistors with the fast-switching and voltage-drive characteristics of MOSFETs. It is used in
17 years ago
Investigation of the SiGe Waveguide Photodiodes Using FDTD Method for High Speed Optical Communication
Silicon as a photonic medium has unique advantages in telecommunication systems. It is transparent in the range of optical telecommunications wavelength (1.3 and 1.55 um) and has a high index