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Effect of Fin Angle on Electrical Characteristics of Nanoscale Bulk FinFETs

Li Y., Chen W-H, National Chiao Tung University, TW

Bulk-finFET (fin-shaped field effect transistor) has been viewed as a good candidate for nanoscale VLSI device fabrication and nanoelectronic circuit design [1-5]. The structure features an excellent device characteristics compared with conventional planer structures. In [...]

Computationally Efficient Models of Flow-through Affinity-based Assays

Peterson D.K., Wright W.H., MacQueen D.B., SRI International, US

Lateral flow “strips” are a common assay format used in a variety of applications, including home pregnancy testing, clinical point-of-care screening for HIV, agribusiness surety against pathogens, and military bioagent detection. Current lateral flow assays [...]

Structural Optimization of Nanoclusters with Adaptive Tempering Monte Carlo Method

Dong X., Blaisten-Barojas E., George Mason University, US

The Adaptive Tempering Monte Carlo (ATMC) method was proposed for the optimization of nanosystems. In the simulation, tempering is applied such that the temperature of the system is changed adaptively such that a multitude of [...]

An Optimization Method of Deep Submicron SOI Compact Model Parameter Extraction

Mahotin Y., Mickevicius R., Synopsys, Inc., US

As SOI rapidly advances to the vanguard of ULSI technology, compact model parameter extraction for SOI still relies on indirect methods. Floating body (FB) device parameter extraction is currently based on body contact (BC) devices. [...]

FE-Simulations as a Part of a Tolerance Management System

Straube D., Germer C., Franke H-J, Triltsch U., Büttgenbach S., Technical University Braunschweig, DE

This paper reports on a software tool, which enabled tolerance management based on FE-Simulations and want to deliver impressions of the benefits of this coupling. The term tolerance management unites analysis, i.e. investigation of effects [...]

Optimization of GaAs MEMS structures for Microwave Power Sensor

Jakovenko J., Husak M., Lalinsky T., Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ

This work discusses the thermo mechanical simulations performed with the aim to optimise the temperature distribution of the Microwave Power Sensor (MPS) microsystem keeping the thermal stress as low as possible. The concept of the [...]

Stress Optimization of a Micromechanical Torsional Spring

Klose T., Kunze D., Sandner T., Schenk H., Lakner H., Schneider A., Schneider P., Schneider A., Schneider P., Fraunhofer IPMS, DE

In this paper we present a method for the design of a stress-optimized, micromechanical torsional spring, used in MEMS. Our optimization approach is based on a software tool for simulator-based optimization MOSCITO, cooperating with the [...]

Design Optimization of a Surface Micromachined Electro-Thermal Beam Flexure Polysilicon Actuator

Atre A., Georgia Institute of Technology, US

Electro-thermal polysilicon actuators are widely employed in optical MEMS applications. These actuators are typically designed for maximum deflection (unloaded) or force (loaded) output characteristics. The optimal design methodology of the actuator has been investigated previously [...]

Multi-Degree of Freedom Micromachined Decoupled Gyroscope for Automotive Applications

Acar C., Painter C.C., Schofield A.R., Shkel A.M., UCI Microsystems Laboratory, US

Towards a robust sensor design for automotive systems, we introduce a novel multi-degree of freedom gyroscope system. The design offers a number of unique advantages over conventional gyroscope designs. Firstly, quadrature error is reduced due [...]

Continuous Optimization Method for the Sequence Design of Protein Models Consisting of Multiple Monomer Types

Koh S.K., Ananthasuresh G.K., Yang X., Saven J., Indian Institute of Science, IN

In our earlier work, we had introduced continuous modeling of two discrete states (H: Hydrophobic; P: Polar) of the amino acid monomers and presented a deterministic continuous optimization method to design the sequence that minimizes [...]