Title：Compact Modeling for Technology Development and Chip Design
Location: Meeting Room 2, 3rd Floor, Crowne Plaza Kunming City Centre
Speaker: Prof. Xing Zhou, IEEE EDS Distinguished Lecturer, Singapore

 

Abstract: Compact Models (CMs) for circuit simulation and chip design have been at the heart of CAD tools for bridging circuit design and technology development over the past decades. In this tutorial, we begin with an overview of the historical role of CMs in technology development and chip design as well as the role of modelers in the technology/design ecosystem. Evolution of MOSFET CMs, from bulk to SOI and FinFETs, is reviewed and their inter-relationships discussed. Fundamental CM equations and approaches in model development as well as applications in chip design are outlined. Unification of CMs with the unified regional modeling (URM) approach is presented, together with model validation with numerical data and verification with experimental data.

 

Bio: 

Prof. Xing Zhou obtained his B.E. degree in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University (majoring in semiconductor physics and devices at the Institute of Microelectronics) in 1983, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Rochester in 1987 and 1990, respectively. He has been a faculty member of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore from 1992 to 2024.

His past research interests include Monte Carlo simulation of photocarrier transport and ultrafast phenomena as well as mixed-mode circuit simulation and CAD tool development. His research at NTU mainly focuses on nanoscale CMOS compact model development. His research group has been developing a unified core model for nanoscale bulk, SOI, double-gate, nanowire CMOS, as well as III-V HEMTs.

Dr. Zhou was the founding chair for the Workshop on Compact Modeling (WCM) in association with the NSTI Nanotechnology Conference (2002–2018). He was an editor for the IEEE Electron Device Letters (2007–2016), a guest Editor-in-Chief for the special issue of the IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices (Feb. 2014) on compact modeling of emerging devices, and a member of the Modeling & Simulation subcommittee for IEDM (2016, 2017). He was an Elected Member-at-Large of EDS Board of Governors (2004–2009; 2011–2016) and served as Vice-President for Regions/Chapters (2013–2015). He has given more than 160 IEEE EDS distinguished lectures and invited talks at various universities as well as industry and research institutions. He is a Life Senior Member of the IEEE and has been an EDS Distinguished Lecturer since 2000. Dr. Zhou currently serves as chair for the RS/EPS/EDS Singapore Joint Chapter.