Genius is a parallel, 2D/3D device simulator featuring a wide range of physical models and materials: - Drift-diffusion model; - Lattice heating model; - Energy balance model; - DC, AC and transient simulation modes; - Circuit/Device mixed simulation; - Material library with 25 material types; - A wide range of mobility models; - Impact ionization model; - Band-to-band tunneling model; - Carrier trapping at defects.

Genius is designed to take advantage of mas-sively parallel computers, which have become very affordable. With a 4-node, 32-core cluster, Genius is able to reduce simulation time by almost 10 times (see chart). Genius can handle large device structures and even circuit cells such as CMOS inverter and SRAM.

With the unprecedented performance and capa-bility, Genius is the more powerful, yet more affordable TCAD solution designed to meet your growing TCAD requirements.

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Do you - have devices and circuits cells with 100,000 or more mesh nodes? - wait full day for a simulation to complete?But you don’t have to wait that long! We are proud to present Genius, the next-generation parallel TCAD simulator.

Mesh of a 6T SRAM cell with 96,000 mesh nodes. The blue volume is silicon substrate. Red columns are contacts. Other blocks are gate electrodes.

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Proven TechnologySince late 1960s, there has been enormous research effort on TCAD simulation in both academia and industry. At Cogenda, we build our simulators on top of the aggrega-tion of past experiences. Although Genius is a complete new design, it is based on the proven technologies widely accepted in the community. We do check from time to time on whether our simulator can reproduce the well-calibrated studies.

Unlike some other TCAD vendors, we see technical service as one of our core busi-nesses, and are fully committed to providing top-notch services.Our core developer team is lead by the origi-nal developers of Genius, so your requests are answered by real experts. Our team is based in China and Singapore, which allows us to support customers in the region with the highest level of commitment.

For instance, the “Well-Tempered” bulk MOSFET project is a frequent reference data source we check against. In Figure 1, the simulation results obtained from Genius is compared to that reported in literature, and very good agreement is observed.

Technical ServicesAt Cogenda, we believe that providing excel-lent technical services is as important as providing an excellent simulator. In addi-tional standard technical support, training and maintenance services, we provide cus-tomized physical model development, mate-rial parameter calibration, and out-sourced TCAD simulation services.

Open Architecture, Open SourceThe architecture of the Genius simulator is shown in Figure 2. It is a highly modular design. All material physical models and pre- and post-processors are implemented as dynamic linkable libraries. Users can replaced them with custom developed physi-cal models and post-processors (the green boxes) through the provided API.We are proud of being the only TCAD vendor that provides source code. There should not be secret in physics. The source code of all equations and physical models Implemented

in Genius are available to researchers. This source distribution is compilable, with only a few advanced enterprise features (e.g. parallel computation) removed. It is our hope that this openness would allow more researchers get involved in the development of physical models much needed in industry.

Intuitive GUIGenius comes with user-friendly GUI. A screenshot of the device structure builder is shown in Figure 3. For educational users, there is also a simple and intuitive GUI spe-cifically designed for device learners.

License OptionsGenius is available in three versions, namely the Lite, Professional and Enterprise versions, as shown in the above table. The exact price would depend on the add-on services requested. However, we are confi-dent that our products are very affordable. Additionally, we offer substantial discounts to educational institutions. Please do not hesi-tate to contact us for more information.

Trial Copy and DemonstrationA 30-day trial version is available for down-load at Cogenda’s website. If you would like to test the parallel performance of Genius, we would recommend you contact any of our sales offices for an on-site demonstration.

Figure 1. Comparison of Genius’s simulation result with that reported in "Well-Tempered" Bulk-Si NMOSFET Device1.[1] http://www-mtl.mit.edu/researchgroups/Well/

Figure 2 System Architecture of the Genius simulator. All green boxes can be substituted by custom code developed by users.

Figure 3 A screenshot of the GUI device builder for 2D struc-tures, which allows users to create device models in an interactive and intuitive way.