Synopsys software at Princeton University

Several common semiconductor-device modeling tools are now available to the entire Princeton University community.  These tools are especially valuable to students in the Department of Electrical Engineering, as they allow users to perform a variety of computer simulations, ranging from device processing to device and circuit performance.  The following programs are available:

·        Tsuprem-4 – for modeling of the processing of 1-D and 2-D structures on crystalline silicon.  The input parameters are the process steps and device layout or cross-section and the output is the device structure.

·        Medici – for device modeling of 1-D and 2-D structures of single, poly- and amorphous-Si, Si_1-x-yGe_xC_y, and many III-Vs, especially modeling of semiconductor heterojunctions.  The inputs are the device structure and voltages, and the output consists of the device electrical characteristics.  The device structure can be imported from TSUPREM-4.

·        Hspice – for circuit simulation.  The circuit is the input and the output consists of currents, voltages, transfer functions, Bode plots, etc.

·        Taurus Modeling Environment – consists of three programs, (1) Workbench, a graphical user interface for simulation and data management, including design of experiments and data plotting; (2) VISUAL for visualizing 1D and 2D data; and (3) LAYOUT, a tool for importing or creating layouts for use with TSUPREM-4.

The programs are installed on the OIT’s 64-bit servers.  To set up your account, follow the instructions. Additional Synopsys programs are also available; see the instructions for a link to the list of available programs.