Comparison Between 2D and 3D BV Simulation 

Requires: Victory Process, Victory Mesh, Victory Device

Minimum Version Victory Process 7.30.4.R, Victory Mesh 1.4.6.R, Victory Device 1.14.1.R

By default Victory Process and Device run on just one processor. To ensure better performance on your computer, the following simulation condition simflags="-P all" could be specified in the go statement starting Victory Process or Device. This means that all processors available will be used. If you want to use a smaller number of processors, you can substitute "all" with a desired number, e.g. simflags="-P 4".

The following example shows a comparison between 2D and 3D breakdown voltage simulations of a vertical SiC MOSFET. The 3D layout-driven structure is created using the Victory Process. 3D device simulation is done using Victory Device's built-in extended precision numeric. 

Hatakeyama et al. [1] have developed an anisotropic impact ionization model for materials with a hexagonal crystal structure, including 4H-SiC. The ionization coefficients in this model depend on the strength of the electric field and on the orientation of the field with respect to the optical axis of the crystal.

You can specify the orientation of the optical axis of the crystal in the Victory Device by supplying values for the ZETA and THETA parameters on a MATERIAL statement. ZETA defines the angle the optical axis makes with the downwards axis. THETA defines the angle that the projection of the optical axis onto the horizontal plane makes with respect to the right pointing axis (measured counter-clockwise). The defaults are zeta=0 degrees and theta=0 degrees, making the <0001> direction downward into the substrate (which is usually what you want).

As expected, the breakdown voltage is the same in 2D and 3D for the same structure.

[1] Hatakeyama, T., J. Nishio, C. Ota, and T. Shinohe, "Physical Modeling and Scaling Properties of 4H-SiC Power Devices," Proc. SISPAD, Tokyo (2005): 171-174.

To load and run this example, select the Load button in DeckBuild > Examples. This will copy the input file and any support files to your current working directory. Select the Run button in DeckBuild to execute the example.