FEAT-A Simulation ToolforElectrothermal Analysisof Multifinger BipolarTransistors

Inthis paper, wepresent anewsimulation tool, whichcanbe effectively adopted fortheelectrothermal analysis ofmultifinger bipolar transistors. Theprogramis basedonanoptimized procedure forsolving thenonlinear systemofequations governing theelectrothermal device behavior. Features likemodelaccuracy, shortcomputation time,flexibility, anduserfriendliness maketheproposed software agoodcandidate foroptimizing bothreliability and performance ofmoderntransistors withcomplex layouts.