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Standardization and Validation of Compact Models

Brooks B., Green K., Krick J., Vrotsos T., Weiser D., Texas Instruments, US

The idea of standardizing compact (SPICE-like) models has recently gained momentum in the semiconductor industry. However, since compact model equations reside in software, the concept of standardization is difficult. Several key issues must be addressed, [...]

Physics-Based and Compact Models for Self-Heating in High-Speed Bipolar Integrated Circuits

Pacelli A., Palestri P., Mastrapasqua M., State University of New York-Stony Brook, US

We present three-dimensional heat-transport simulation for bipolar transistors. The simulations are validated on experimental data, and are employed to develop analytical models for the thermal resistance of devices fabricated on bulk and SOI substrate, and [...]

Automatic Generation of Equivalent Circuits from Device Simulation

Pacelli A., Mastrapasqua M., Alam M.A., Luryi S., Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, US

We present a novel methodology for the direct extraction of equivalent circuit models from device simulation. The circuit topology is physically based, i.e., each voltage node corresponds to a quasi-Fermi level or to an electrostatic [...]