Parallel Simulation of Semiconductor Devices on MIMD Machines
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چکیده
In this paper two unified, scalable and transportable parallel approaches to the numerical simulation of semiconductor devices are presented: Concurrent Device Simulation (CDS), and Spatial Device Decomposition (SDD). Both approaches have been developed and tested on the Parsytec Supercluster Model 64 which is a medium size transputer system. A series of examples illustrate the application of the developed parallel simulation tools.
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