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Dynamical iteration schemes for coupled simulation in nanoelectronics
Author(s) -
Culpo Massimiliano,
de Falco Carlo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.200810065
Subject(s) - solver , spice , nanoelectronics , computer science , thermal , electronic circuit simulation , diffusion , computational science , electronic engineering , electronic circuit , physics , electrical engineering , engineering , materials science , thermodynamics , nanotechnology , programming language
Abstract In this paper we present an approach to coupled electro–thermal circuit simulation. More precisely we derive from the heat diffusion PDE a thermal element model and we show how it can be included in a standard SPICE–like circuit simulator without significant modifications to the solver structure. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)