Quasi-two-dimensional modeling of GaAs MESFET's
- 1 May 1987
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
- Vol. 34 (5) , 985-991
- https://doi.org/10.1109/t-ed.1987.23034
Abstract
A numerical simulation of GaAs MESFET structures is presented. The approach taken in this paper combines an analytical solution with a full simulation. Poisson's equation, the current continuity equation, and an electron-temperature equation are formulated in terms of a geometry factor that defines the shape of the conducting channel in the MESFET. The transport equations are then solved in one dimension and the channel geometry factor is found analytically. This method was found to be considerably faster than full two-dimensional simulations. The model has been compared to full two-dimensional drift-diffusion and energy-momentum results to determine its validity.Keywords
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