DEVSIM
Introduction:
DEVSIM - TCAD Device Simulator
DEVSIM is a tool for TCAD Device Simulation, using finite volume methods. The source code is provided by DEVSIM LLC.
Website:
The official website is here:
Software Features:
- Python scripting
- DC, small-signal AC, impedance field method, transient
- User specified partial differential equations (PDE).
- Extended floating point precision
- 1D, 2D, and 3D simulation
- 1D, 2D mesher
- Import 3D meshes.
- 2D cylindrical coordinate simulation
- ASCII file format with PDE embedded.
Usage In Research:
Please see this link for a list of published research papers using or referring to the DEVSIM simulator.
Installation:
Please see INSTALL.md for installation instructions. Please see BUILD.md for instructions to build from source.
Citing This Work:
Please see CITATION.md. Please do not cite this GitHub Repository as it will be moving in the future.
License:
DEVSIM is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. Example scripts are also provided under this license. Other files are subject to the license terms of their copyright owners. Please see LICENSE and NOTICE for license terms.
Documentation:
The PDF documentation is located in doc/devsim.pdf. An online version of the documentation is available at https://devsim.net. A list of documentation resources is available online. Recent changes are available in CHANGES.md.
The repository for the documentation is at https://github.com/devsim/devsim_documentation.
Supported Platforms:
| OS | Version | Architecture |
|---|---|---|
| macOS | Sequoia 15 | arm64 |
| Microsoft Windows | Windows 10 | x64 |
| Linux | AlmaLinux 8 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Compatible) | aarch64, x86_64 |
Supported Python Versions
DEVSIM is designed to work with Python versions 3.9 or higher.
Code of Conduct:
Please see CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md.
Support:
For support and general discussion, please join our forum: https://forum.devsim.org
Contributing:
Please see: Contribution guidelines for this project
Testing
Please see TEST.md.
Related Projects
Used directly by the simulator
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| symdiff | Symbolic differentiation engine for the simulator |
| devsim_documentation | Documentation for the simulator |
Extended examples
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| devsim_bjt_example | Bipolar Junction Transistor example |
| devsim_density_gradient | Quantum Corrections to Drift Diffusion simulation |
| devsim_3dmos | 3D Mosfet example used in publication |
| devsim_misc | Miscellaneous scripts |
Metadata
Release files for devsim 2.11.1
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| devsim-2.11.1-cp39-abi3-macosx_15_0_arm64.whl | CPython 3.9 | abi3 | macOS 15.0+ ARM64 | Details |
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