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CFDRC offers scientific/engineering
expertise and advanced modeling tools in Micro- and Nano-Electronics and Photonics domains. The physics-based
multiscale models, developed in collaboration with DARPA, AFRL, NASA,
NIST, DTRA, and leading Universities, address a wide range of problems in Nano-scale
Technology Computer Aided Design (NanoTCAD), including simulation and
analysis of semiconductor processes (deposition, etching, oxidation),
micro/nano device physics (also with ionizing radiation effects), photonic/optoelectronic
devices and circuits, as well as electro-thermo-mechanical analysis and design of
IC's and interconnects including electromigration and reliability studies, and
chip packaging studies (thermal, mechanical, electrical). Direct interfaces
to Electronic Design Automation (EDA) standards allow for automatic (one
click) generation of 3D geometrical models and meshes for subsequent physical
simulations.
We are currently involved in R&D activities in the following areas:
- CMOS, Bipolar, Heterostructures (HBT, HEMT)
- Nanodevices, Quantum Phenomena
- Quantum Dots, Solar Cells
- Non-equilibrium High-field transport
- Boltzmann Transport Equation (BTE)
- Space Radiation Effects and Radiation Hardening
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Photonics and Optoelectronics
- Sources (Lasers), VCSELs, Modulators
- Solar Cells, Photodetectors
- Boltzmann Transport Equation (BTE)
- Photonic Interconnects, Photonic Bandgaps
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Packaging, Thermal Management
- Thermal Analysis of Devices and Packages
- Coupled Electro-Thermo-Mechanical Simulations
- Advanced Cooling Techniques: Heat Pipes, Fluidic Microchannels,
Complex Air Flow, Thermoelectric Coolers (TEC)
- Multi-Scale Analysis: Chip/Die, Board, System
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