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Essential Physics of the Ultimate MOSFET and the Next 20 Years of Semiconductor Technology
18 Mar 2024 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
My goal in this talk is to discuss the operation of these devices in a simple but physically sound way. A broader goal of my talk is to discuss how semiconductor technology will meet the insatiable appetite that artificial intelligence has for more computing, more memory, and faster communication.
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ABACUS Tool Suite and Bipolar Junction Transistors (Fall 2023)
18 Oct 2023 | | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck
In the fifth session, Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the Bipolar-Junction-Transistor-Lab. Students can experiment with npn and pnp BJTs in ideal textbook 1D geometries as well as realistic 2D geometries.
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Fractionalization of Charge and Statistics in Two Dimensions
14 Dec 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Michael J. Manfra
This lecture will focus on the development of experiments that allow the first direct observation of anyonic braiding statistics in the fractional quantum Hall regime. The connection between development of new theoretical concepts and the behavior of a humble transistor will be emphasized.
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ABACUS Bipolar Junction Transistors (Spring 2022)
08 Jun 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck
In the fifth session, Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the Bipolar-Junction-Transistor-Lab. Students can experiment with npn and pnp BJTs in ideal textbook 1D geometries as well as realistic 2D geometries....
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ABACUS Bipolar Junction Transistors (Winter 2021)
25 Jan 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck
In the fifth session, Dr. Klimeck will give a brief overview of ABACUS and demonstrate the Bipolar-Junction-Transistor-Lab. Students can experiment with npn and pnp BJTs in ideal textbook 1D geometries as well as realistic 2D geometries. Different experiments with variations in doping profiles,...
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IWCN 2021: Effective Monte Carlo Simulator of Hole Transport in SiGe alloys
25 Jul 2021 | | Contributor(s):: Caroline dos Santos Soares, Alan Rossetto, Dragica Vasileska, Gilson Wirth
In this work, an Ensemble Monte Carlo (EMC) transport simulator is presented for simulation of hole transport in SiGe alloys.
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IWCN 2021: How to Preserve the Kramers-Kronig Relation in Inelastic Atomistic Quantum Transport Calculations
15 Jul 2021 | | Contributor(s):: Daniel Alberto Lemus, James Charles, Tillmann Christoph Kubis
The nonequilibrium Green’s function method (NEGF) is often used to predict quantum transport in atomically resolved nanodevices. This yields a high numerical load when inelastic scattering is included. Atomistic NEGF had been regularly applied on nanodevices, such as nanotransistors....
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25 Linearity by Synthesis: An Intrinsically Linear AlGaN/GaN-on-Si Transistor with OIP3/(F-1)PDC of 10.1 at 30 GHz
21 Sep 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Woojin Choi, Venkatesh Balasubramanian, Peter M. Asbeck, Shadi Dayeh
The concept of an intrinsically synthesizable linear device is demonstrated. It was implemented by changing only the device layout; additional performance gains can be attained by further materials engineering.
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Moore’s Law Extension and Beyond
19 Nov 2018 | | Contributor(s):: Peide "Peter" Ye
In his talk, Ye will review his research efforts at Purdue on materials, structures and device architecture to support the microelectronic industry and extend Moore’s Law. The goal of the research is that it will lead to smarter, ubiquitous computing technology and keep us healthier,...
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A Short Overview of the NEEDS Initiative
06 Jun 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
The talk is a brief overview of the program that discusses the rationale, status, and plans for NEEDS.
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Phonon Interactions in Single-Dopant-Based Transistors: Temperature and Size Dependence
25 Nov 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Marc Bescond, Nicolas Cavassilas, Salim Berrada
IWCE 2015 presentation. in this work we investigate the dependence of electron-phonon scattering in single dopant-based nanowire transistor with respect to temperature and dimensions. we use a 3d real-space non-equilibrium green': ; s function (negf) approach where electron-phonon...
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Inter-band Tunnel Transistors: Opportunities and Challenges
30 Oct 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Suman Datta
In this talk, we will review progress in Tunnel FETs and also analyze primary roadblocks in the path towards achieving steep switching performance in III-V HTFET.
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Negative Capacitance Ferroelectric Transistors: A Promising Steep Slope Device Candidate?
30 Oct 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Suman Datta
In this talk, we will review progress in non-perovskite ALD based ferroelectric dielectrics which have strong implication for VLSI compatible negative capacitance Ferroelectric FETs.
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The Deployment and Evolution of the First NEEDS- Certified Model — MIT Virtual Source Compact Model for Silicon Nanotransistors
04 Oct 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Shaloo Rakheja
In my talk, I will walk you through the fundamental steps involved in developing compact models, using the MVS model as an example. From the “lessons learned” in the process of MVS release in 2013 and its subsequent updates, I will provide a checklist of good practices to adopt while...
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The Ultimate Scaling Limit - A Deterministic Single Atom Transistor
10 Mar 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck
A talk by Dr. Gerhard Klimeck, Director of nanoHUB.org, Purdue University, Founder of NEMOco, LLC @ the University of Michigan.
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High-Frequency Carbon Nanotube Transistors: A Multi-Scale Simulation Framework
07 Jan 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Martin Claus
The talk gives an overview on a multi-scale simulation framework with which this question can be answered. Methods to study the steady-state and transient quantum and semi-classical transport phenomena in CNTFETs and their application for the optimization of CNTFETs will be discussed. Special...
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The MVS Nanotransistor Model: A Primer
26 Nov 2014 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
In this talk, I will present a gentle introduction to the MVS model. I’ll show how the basic equations of the model can be obtained by using a traditional approach to MOSFETs. I’ll then indicate how the parameters in this traditional model must be re-interpreted in order to capture...
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The MVS Nanotransistor Model: A Case Study in Compact Modeling
26 Nov 2014 | | Contributor(s):: Shaloo Rakheja
In this talk, I will present my view on building an industry-standard compact model by using the MVS model as a case study. In the first part of the talk, I discuss mathematical issues, such as the smoothness of functions and their higher-order derivatives in connection with the MVS model....
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Basics of Compact Model Development
02 Aug 2014 | | Contributor(s):: Sivakumar P Mudanai
This tutorial is aimed at developing an understanding of what a compact model is, the need and role of compact models in the semiconductor industry and the requirements that a compact model must meet for acceptable use in circuit simulations. The tutorial will use simple examples from planar...
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RF Solid-State Vibrating Transistors
15 Feb 2014 | | Contributor(s):: Dana Weinstein
In this talk, I will discuss the Resonant Body Transistor (RBT), which can be integrated into a standard CMOS process. The first hybrid RF MEMS-CMOS resonators in Si at the transistor level of IBM’s SOI CMOS process, without any post-processing or packaging will be described. ...