Multigrid Methods for Process Simulation

It was about 1985 when both of the authors started their work using multigrid methods for process simulation problems. This happened in­ dependent from each other, with a completely different background and different intentions in mind. At this time, some important monographs appeared or have been i...

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Main Authors: Joppich, Wolfgang, Mijalkovic, Slobodan (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 1993, 1993
Edition:1st ed. 1993
Series:Computational Microelectronics
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 5.4 Local Grid-Decomposition Algorithmic Strategy for Simulation of Multiparticle Evolution Processes
  • 5.5 Simulation of Critical Process Simulation Steps of BiCMOS Technology—Case Study
  • References
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 A Practical Guide to Standard Multigrid Methods
  • 2.1 Continuous and Discrete Model Problems
  • 2.2 The Multigrid Principle
  • 2.3 The Components of the Algorithm
  • 2.4 Multigrid Strategies for Model Problems—Complete Algorithms
  • 2.5 The Full Approximation Scheme
  • 2.6 Full Multigrid
  • 2.7 Multigrid Methods for Refined Grids
  • 2.8 Parabolic Initial Boundary Value Problems
  • 2.9 Systems of Partial Differential Equations
  • 2.10 Tools to Estimate Multigrid Convergence
  • 2.11 Multigrid on Parallel Computers
  • 2.12 Standard Multigrid for Semiconductor Device Simulation
  • 3 Adaptive Multilevel Grid Selection Strategies for Process Simulation Evolution Problems
  • 3.1 Adaptive Multilevel Discrete Approximation
  • 3.2 Discretization Errors and Their Properties
  • 3.3 Evaluation of the Discretization Errors by Two-Level Extrapolation Techniques
  • 3.4 Local Refinement Criteria Based on Discretization Errors
  • 3.5 Two-Level Time Stepping Schemes Based on Extrapolation Techniques
  • 4 Tayloring Multigrid Components for a Diffusion Model Problem
  • 4.1 The Physical Problem and the Mathematical Representation
  • 4.2 The Discretization
  • 4.3 Relaxation Methods
  • 4.4 Results of the Smoothing Analysis with Respect to Time-Step Size
  • 4.5 Experiments with the Crank-Nicolson Scheme and with the Fully Implicit Scheme
  • 4.6 The Prolongation of Grid Functions
  • 4.7 The Restriction of Approximations and of Residuais
  • 4.8 Technical Aspects of Time-Dependent Refinements
  • 4.9 Numerical Results for the Model Problem
  • 5 Procedures for Adaptive Multigrid Simulation of Evolution Processes
  • 5.1 Practical Algorithmic and Programming Techniques for Multilevel Local Grid Refinement
  • 5.2 The Adaptive Construction of an Initial State Discrete Approximation
  • 5.3 Basic Procedures for theAdaptive Transient Simulation of Evolution Problems