Command Reference Library

Command Conventions

Some basic ideas on how commands work and are used.

• Conventions

Grid Commands

Commands to control grid generation and refinement.

• fs creating and control of new fieldservers - expert use only!
• line - Controls placement of gridlines for rectilinear meshes
• region - Allows rectangular materials to be created
• init - Initializes the grid structure from rectangular commands or a saved file
• struct - Allows the grid and solution values to be saved or read from a file
• Smooth - smooths the grid and attempts to make equilaterial elements
• grid - access to many grid information / manipulation actions

Post Processing Commands

Commands to analyze data.

• Post Processing Commands

Most common post processing commands:

• select
• window
• plot1d
• plot2d
• plot3d
• chart

Application Specific Commands

Commands to solve systems of equations, deposit materials, and more!

Process Commands

• deposit The deposit command allows new material to be deposited on the wafer surface. This command is all new for the 2002 release.
• diffuse Simulate all types of thermal steps, including anneals, oxidations, and silicidations.
• rta This is a simplified interface to the diffuse command and temperature ramps for rta anneals.
• etch This command is used with a specific etch to evolve the surface according to the type of etching specified.
• furnace This is a simplified interface to the diffuse command for furnace anneals.
• implant Implant a dopant and add it to the existing distributions.
• mask This command is used to create a mask. It can be used subsequently with an implant or etch command..
• strip This command removes a specified surface material in its entirety.

Device Commands

• contact This command allows contacts to be added to an existing structure. It can also be used to fetch contact information - like current.
• device This is the main simulation command and supports DC, AC, and noise analysis.

Other Commands

Miscellaneous commands that aren't really categorizable. There are many useful commands here!

• profile This allows the reading in of a one-dimensional profile
• math Controls the numerical analysis options - not for the faint hearted
• pdb These control the access and values in the parameter data base.