Prerequisite: Graduate-Student Standing
Key References: Fundamentals of Computer-Aided Circuit Simulation
Electronic Circuit & System Simulation Methods
T. L. Pillage, R. A. Rohrer, and C. Visweswariah [1995]
Circuit Analysis, Simulation and Design (Parts 1 & 2)
A. E. Ruehli (Ed.) [1986 & 1987]
The Designer's Guide to SPICE & SPECTRE
Semiconductor Device Modeling with SPICE
P. Antognetti and G. Massobrio (Eds.) [1988]
Semiconductor Devices - A Simulation Approach
K. M. Kramer and W. N. G. Hitchon [1997]
Analysis and Simulation of Semiconductor Devices
Content: The course will cover basic methods of computer simulation of semiconductor devices and circuits, with references to IC technology computer-aided design (TCAD), IC manufacturing CAD, and common tools used in IC design, e.g., MEDICI and SPICE. The main topics will be the formulations of circuit nodal equations and device transport equations, and the numerics involved in solving them. Realistic limitations to "exact" simulation of devices and circuits will be stressed.
Tool Integration [Mixed-Mode Simulation]
Nodal (Matrix) Equations (modified)
Nonlinear Equation Solution (N-R, secant)