Computer-aided-design (CAD) of semiconductor microtransducers is relatively new in contrast to their counterparts in the integrated circuit world. Integrated silicon microtransducers are realized using microfabrication techniques similar to those for standard integrated circuits (ICs). Unlike IC devices, however, microtransducers must interact with their environment, so their numerical simulation is considerably more complex. While the design of ICs aims at suppressing "parasitic” effects, microtransducers thrive on optimizing the one or the other such effect. The challenging quest for physical models and simulation tools enabling microtransducer CAD is the topic of this book. The book is intended as a text for graduate students in Electrical Engineering and Physics and as a reference for CAD engineers in the microsystems industry.
First book on Computer-Aided-Design of microsensors * Simulation is much more complex than of standard integrated circuits * Authors are leading experts in Europe and America
Arokia Nathan
Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Simulation Sensor Standard circuit computer-aided design (CAD) electrical engineering integrated circuit material microstructures microsystems model modeling semiconductor simulation