Analysis and Simulation of Semiconductor Devices

Selberherr, S.

ISBN 10: 3211818006 / ISBN 13: 9783211818008

Published by Springer, 1984

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Analysis and Simulation of Semiconductor Devices
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3211818006
• ISBN 13: 9783211818008
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The invention of semiconductor devices is a fairly recent one, considering classical time scales in human life. The bipolar transistor was announced in 1947, and the MOS transistor, in a practically usable manner, was demonstrated in 1960. From these beginnings the semiconductor device field has grown rapidly. The first integrated circuits, which contained just a few devices, became commercially available in the early 1960s. Immediately thereafter an evolution has taken place so that today, less than 25 years later, the manufacture of integrated circuits with over 400.000 devices per single chip is possible. Coincident with the growth in semiconductor device development, the literature concerning semiconductor device and technology issues has literally exploded. In the last decade about 50.000 papers have been published on these subjects. The advent of so called Very-Large-Scale-Integration (VLSI) has certainly revealed the need for a better understanding of basic device behavior. The miniaturization of the single transistor, which is the major prerequisite for VLSI, nearly led to a breakdown of the classical models of semiconductor devices.

Synopsis

Numerical analysis and simulation has become a basic methodology in device research and development. This text gives a thorough review and judgement of the various physical and mathematical models which are in use all over the world today. A compact and critical reference with many citations is provided, it is particularly relevant to authors of device simulation programs. The book provides a very detailed treatment of the state-of-the-art and highly specialized numerical methods for device simulation servers in an hierarchical manner, both as an introduction for newcomers and a worthwhile reference for the experienced reader.