IH2653 Simulation of Semiconductor Devices 7.5 credits

• Educational level

  Second cycle

• Academic level (A-D)

  D

• Subject area

  Electrical Engineering
  

• Grade scale

  A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

• Home page

• Course page on KTH Social

Learning outcomes

This course gives an in-depth knowledge in simulation of device physics for advanced semiconductor devices for all application areas. The implementation of the semiconducor equations and the solution using the finite element method and the finite volume method is explained.

After the course, the student should be able to

- analyse boundary conditions for differential equations

- analyse discretization in one and two dimensions for differential equations

- analyse semiconductor device operation

- use computer tools to solve simple problems with differential equations

- use computer tools to solve partial differential equations

- use computer tools to simulate semiconductor devices

With analyse is meant to derive relations and calculate from equations given in the textbook.

Course main content

Fundamentals of electromagnetism and its numerical analysis. Transport phenomena and their numerical analysis. Discretization in one and two dimensions. The semiconductor equations. Numerical solution of partial differential equations using the finite element method and the finite volume method. Applications to devices: p-n junction diodes, MOSFETs, power semiconductor devices. Mixed-mode simulations. Kinetic transport models and Monte Carlo simulation.

Eligibility

A basic course in semiconductor devices or semiconductor physics and a course in electromagnetic field theory.

Literature

No course book; lecture notes are used instead.

Examination

• ANN1 - Assignments, 7.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Requirements for final grade

Homework assignments. (ANN1; 7,5 hp)

Offered by

ICT/Integrated Devices and Circuits

Examiner

Carl-Mikael Zetterling <bellman@kth.se>

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 08.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 07.