Tool reduces development cycles for semi, MEMS processes
The latest version of the company’s virtual fabrication software for semiconductor and MEMS process development organizations, SEMulator3D 2011 provides a threefold performance boost in model building time and new robust 3D mesh generation capabilities that create silicon-accurate meshes for physics-based simulations used to optimize the performance and manufacturability of semiconductor and MEMS devices. Available as well is the SEMulator3D Reader, a downloadable interactive 3D model viewer that will streamline communications among process development team members and with suppliers and customers.
By way of example, SEMulator3D 2011 is more than three times faster for a 25-nm flash memory application. In addition, the tool now detects incremental changes to the process description and automatically rebuilds only subsequent process steps, saving on average 50% or more in model development time.
Its new mesh generation capability means that device simulations are no longer limited to the idealized device models so often used today. Surface and volume meshes can be exported to finite-element analysis and TCAD simulation tools in multiple industry-standard formats, including ans (Ansys), dxf, obj, and unv formats.
The SEMulator3D Reader is a full-featured 3D viewer that uses a compact file format designed for portability. It enables users to easily share 3D device models that convey far more information than the static screenshot images or PowerPoint slides typically used to communicate with colleagues or customers. Users caninteract directly with the models to manipulate the 3D view, see a cross section at any location, toggle visibility of layers, and animate the fabrication process. (Contact company for pricing — available now.)
By Christina Nickolas
Coventor , Cary , NC
Sales 919- 854-7500 x 132
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