07/08/2019

EE 735 – Microelectronics Simulations Lab

Course Instructor : Prof. Swaroop Ganguly
Email: sganguly@ee.iitb.ac.in
Phone: 9867759249
Office: Nanoelectronics Building, 6th Floor
Office hours: Wed 5pm - 6 pm (by appointment please)

TAs :
Narendra Rai <narendra.rai1812@gmail.com> 9755913415

Tarni Agarwal <tarni.kansal@gmail.com> 8860996245

Ankit Udai <ankit.udai@gmail.com> 9619417612

Narendra Gangwar <n00gangwar@gmail.com> 7838877657

Sreenadh <sreenadh.venkataramana@gmail.com> 9882550938

Study material and references for Matlab and Python

• Matlab
– Lecture notes of Prof. Nathan Kutz
– http://courses.washington.edu/am301/docs/pdf/301.pdf
– http://courses.washington.edu/amath581/581.pdf

• Python
– Basics of Python- Installing Python and basic coding
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBxCHonP6Ro&list=PL6gx4Cwl9DGAcbMi1sH6oA
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 Course Overview
1) TCAD Development: Matlab/Python based simulations
• Laplace equation: capacitor system

• Poisson equation : arbitrary doping profile

• P-N diode : electric field, carrier profile, band diagram etc.

• Diffusion and continuity equation

2) TCAD Applications: Sentaurus based simulations

• P-N diode: structure from Sprocess

• P-N diode: structure from SDE; meshing; SRH, avalanche models

• N+ - N - N+ bar: mobility model

3) Compact Modeling Methodology

• MOSFET: importing analytical model into SPICE; model testing
 Assessment
1) TCAD Development: Matlab/Python based simulations
• Assignment: 4 x 9% =36%

• Comprehensive Viva - 1: 14%

2) TCAD Applications: Sentaurus based simulations

• Assignment: 3 x 9% =27%

• Comprehensive Viva – 2*

3) Compact Modeling Methodology

• Assignment: 9%

• Comprehensive Viva – 2*

* Comprehensive Viva – 2 (for #2 and #3 combined): 14%