Oct 11, 2015

IEDM: Modeling and Simulation – Compact Modeling

 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) is the world’s preeminent forum for reporting technological breakthroughs in the areas of semiconductor and electronic device technology, design, manufacturing, physics, and modeling. IEDM is the flagship conference for nanometer-scale CMOS transistor technology, advanced memory, displays, sensors, MEMS devices, novel quantum and nano-scale devices and phenomenology, optoelectronics, devices for power and energy harvesting, high-speed devices, as well as process technology and device modeling and simulation. This year IEDM technical program also includes a series of the compact modeling papers:
[9.6] GaNFET Compact Model for Linking Device Physics, High Voltage Circuit Design and Technology Optimization, U. Radhakrishna, S. Lim, P. Choi, T. Palacios, and D.A Antoniadis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
[28.1] Transport Mechanism in sub 100C Processed High Mobility Polycrystalline ZnO Transparent Thin Film Transistors, P.B. Pillai, and M.M. De Souza, University of Sheffield
[28.2] Physical-based Analytical Model of flexible a-IGZO TFTs Accounting for Both Charge Injection and Transport, M. Ghittorelli, F. Torricelli, J.L. Van Der Steen*, C. Garripoli**, A. Tripathi*, G. Gelinck*, E. Cantatore**, Z. Kovacs-Vajna, University of Brescia, *Holst Centre, TNO, **Eindhoven University of Technology
[28.3] Predictive Compact Modeling of Random Variations in FinFET Technology for 16/14nm Node and Beyond, X. Jiang, X. Wang*, R. Wang, B. Cheng**, A. Asenov*, and R. Huang, Peking University, *University of Glasgow, **Gold Standard Simulations (GSS) Ltd.
[28.4] A New Surface Potential Based Physical Compact Model for GFET in RF Applications, L. Wang, S. Peng, Z. Zong, L. Li, W. Wang, G. Xu, N. Lu, Z. Ji, and M. Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences
[28.5] Physics-based Compact Modeling Framework for State-of-the-Art and Emerging STT-MRAM Technology, N. Xu, J. Wang, Y. Lu, H.-H. Park, B. Fu, R. Chen, W. Choi, D. Apalkov, S. Lee*, S. Ahn*, Y. Kim*, Y. Nishizawa**, K.-H. Lee, Y. Park, Samsung Semiconductor Inc, *Samsung Electronics, **Samsung R&D Institute Japan
[28.6] Physics-based Compact Modeling of Charge Transport in Nanoscale Electronic Devices (Invited), S. Rakheja, and D. Antoniadis*, New York University, *Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The compact/SPICE modeling and its Verilog-A standardization will be also discussed at two following engineering events organized by MOS-AK Group and the CMC which are collocated with the IEDM in Washington DC in December, later this year.

[online MOS-AK and CMC registration]


Oct 1, 2015

Nature - Column: World View - Science must prepare for impact

  Nature | 30 September 2015 | Column: World View | Science must prepare for impact

To maintain public support, researchers need to be able to adapt to the rapidly changing needs of society and politicians, warns Guy Poppy U.Southampton. [read more]

Sep 29, 2015

MOS-AK article reached 400 reads

 MOS-AK article reached 400 reads

Sep 8, 2015

Free Copy of "Fabless: The Transformation of the Semiconductor Industry

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Sep 1, 2015

[video] How to Model a BJT Bipolar Junction Transistor

This video covers the basics of bipolar junction transistor (BJT) modeling and illustrates an easy step-by-step procedure to extract the model parameters of the popular Gummel-Poon (GP) model. While the GP model was introduced in the early 1970’s, it still enjoys a wide popularity in electronic device modeling and many modeling engineers consider it a classic and an excellent starting point for getting familiar with modeling in general.

Video Published on Aug 31, 2015

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