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3.2.1 The Data Level

The main obstacle which inhibits a cooperation of different simulation tools was the absence of a common data model for the description of semiconductor wafers and their devices and, therefore, the PIF profile interchange format was designed to meet this specific demand [15].





Rudi Strasser
1999-05-27