A COMPARISON OF NUMERICAL-SOLUTIONS OF THE BOLTZMANN TRANSPORT-EQUATION FOR HIGH-ENERGY ELECTRON-TRANSPORT SILICON

In this work we have undertaken a comparison of several previously rep orted computer codes which solve the semi-classical Boltzmann equation for electron transport in silicon. Most of the codes are based on the Monte Carlo particle technique, and have been used here to calculate a relatively simple set of transport characteristics, such as the aver age electron energy. The results have been contributed by researchers from Japan, Europe, and the United States, and the results were subseq uently collected by an independent observer. Although the computed dat a vary widely, depending on the models and input parameters which are used, they provide for the first time a quantitative (though not compr ehensive) comparison of Boltzmann Equation solutions.