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List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

ABMC ... Monte Carlo simulation based on analytical band description
nMOS ... n-channel MOS
pMOS ... p-channel MOS
BTE ... Boltzmann transport equation
CESL ... Contact etch stop liner
CMOS ... Complementary MOS
DSL ... Dual stress liner
EPM ... Empirical pseudopotential method
FBMC ... Monte Carlo simulation based on full band description
FET ... Field-effect transistor
HOT ... Hybrid orientation technology
ITRS ... International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors
MC ... Monte Carlo
MOS ... Metal-oxide-semiconductor
MOSFET ... MOS field-effect transistor
RTA ... Relaxation-time approximation
SEG ... Selective epitaxial growth
SGOI ... SiGe on insulator
SIA ... Semiconductor Industry Association
SMT ... Stress memorization technique
SOI ... Silicon on insulator
SSGOI ... Strained Si on SiGe on insulator
SSDOI ... Strained Si directly on insulator
STI ... Shallow trench isolation
TCAD ... Technology computer-aided design
UTB ... Ultra-thin-body
VLSI ... Very large scale integration


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E. Ungersboeck: Advanced Modelling Aspects of Modern Strained CMOS Technology