Electro-Thermal Scaling Properties of Electron Devices: A Multi-Scale Monte Carlo Approach
Abstract
This report details the completion of a modeling approach for the development of the thermal management of solid-state devices and their enclosures. By the full inclusion of the phonon dynamics within the framework of charge transport, extremely efficient particle based microscopic models in computer-aided design (CAD) tools for the design of electron devices has been implemented. To complement the microscopic models of the particle-based approach, we integrated them in a numerical framework based on a particle-flux paradigm in which electrons are treated as particles, while the phonon dynamics is represented as a heat flux. The two modeling approaches are a single multi-scale code that allows the extraction of novel scaling laws and performance metrics by modeling charge and heat transport as a property of the devices and the environment. Such code will allow for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, the identification of electro-thermal design metrics and scaling laws for the design of electron devices integrated with their passive heat management components.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1079860
Entities
People
- John D. Albrecht
- Marco Saraniti
Organizations
- Arizona State University