DEVSIM - TCAD Device Simulator
DEVSIM is a tool for TCAD Device Simulation, using finite volume methods. The source code is provided by DEVSIM LLC.
The official website is here:
Please see INSTALL.md for installation instructions from binary or source. Archived binary releases are available at Zenodo.
Please see CITATION.md. Please do not cite this Github Repository as it will be moving in the future.
DEVSIM is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. Example scripts are also provided under this license. Other files are subject to the license terms of their copyright owners. Please see LICENSE and NOTICE for license terms.
The PDF documentation is located in doc/devsim.pdf. An online version of the documentation is available at https://devsim.net. A list of documentation resources is available online. Recent changes are available in CHANGES.md.
The repository for the documentation is at https://github.com/devsim/devsim_documentation.
- macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)
- Microsoft Windows (64 bit)
- Red Hat 7 (Centos Compatible)
- Python scripting
- DC, small-signal AC, impedance field method, transient
- User specified partial differential equations (PDE).
- 1D, 2D, and 3D simulation
- 1D, 2D mesher
- Import 3D meshes.
- 2D cylindrical coordinate simulation
- ASCII file format with PDE embedded.
For support and general discussion, please join our forum: https://forum.devsim.org
Please see: Contribution guidelines for this project
If you wish to see simulation results, or run the regression tests yourself. They are available from:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| devsim_tests_msys | Windows MSYS Build |
| devsim_tests_win64 | Windows Visual Studio 2022 Build |
| devsim_tests_macos_arm64 | Apple M1 Build |
| devsim_tests_macos_gcc_x86_64 | macOS Build |
| devsim_tests_linux_x86_64 | Linux |
The results are platform dependent due to differences in the compiler, operating system, and math libraries used on each platform.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| symdiff | Symbolic differentiation engine for the simulator |
| devsim_documentation | Documentation for the simulator |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| devsim_bjt_example | Bipolar Junction Transistor example |
| devsim_density_gradient | Quantum Corrections to Drift Diffusion simulation |
| devsim_3dmos | 3D Mosfet example used in publication |
| devsim_misc | Miscellaneous scripts |