Semiconductor Applications

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Modeling Improves Prediction of Semiconductor LifetimesSemiconductors:
Modeling Improves Prediction of Semiconductor Lifetimes

STMicroelectronics
With the scaling down of semiconductor devices, current density in the metal interconnects joining individual transistors increases. Up to now, lifetime...

Finding the One Solution for Multiscale Multiphysics Modeling in Wafer ProcessingSemiconductor Manufacturer:
Finding the One Solution for Multiscale Multiphysics Modeling in Wafer Processing

TEL Technology Center, Albany, NY
Semiconductor wafer manufacturing involves a number of processes, ranging in size from nanometers to meters. This, along with coupling the physics of chemical...

COMSOL Reveals Unknown Effects in Process InstrumentationCFD:
COMSOL Reveals Unknown Effects in Process Instrumentation

MKS Instruments, Wilmington, MA
Modeling has become invaluable in MKS Instruments' development of first-class mass-flow controllers for the process industry. They have gained a detailed...

Modeling a Copper-deposition SystemMicroelectronics:
Modeling a Copper-deposition System

Replisaurus Technologies AB, Kista, Sweden
Only through advanced packaging techniques can we take advantage of state-of-the-art microelectronic devices. The flip-chip method has become a cost-effective...

Model Examples

Viscoplastic Creep in Solder Joints: This example studies viscoplastic creep in solder joints under thermal loading... MOS Transistor Model: The MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor) is by far the most common...
Semiconductor Diode: A semiconductor diode consists of two regions with different doping: a p-type region with a... Chemical Vapor Deposition of GaAs: Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) allows a thin film to be grown on a substrate through...
Distributed SPICE Model of Bipolar Transistor: Integrated semiconductor devices are used in almost all electrical...