2019 International Workshop on Computer Aided Design of Thin-Film Transistors (CAD-TFT). 8-10 July 2019

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The ever-increasing applications of large area electronics in commercial electronic products has drawn significant attention to thin-film transistors (TFT) and technologies. TFTs on silicon and oxide thin film technologies as well as newly emerging organic and nano-composite semiconductor technologies are becoming increasingly common. Besides applications in flat panel displays and imagers, new application areas are emerging, in which TFTs are used as analog and digital circuit elements for signal conditioning. This calls for reliable physically-based compact models of TFTs for expedient circuit simulation that accurately and reliably predicts system behavior. Concentrated R&D efforts are critical in order to develop TFT models for emerging thin-film technologies, and significant R&D efforts along these lines are underway worldwide.

This workshop will provide a forum for discussions and current practices on compact TFT modeling and to promote research on CAD techniques at all levels (TCAD, compact modelling, circuit & system design) for TFT technologies. It is also intended to promote the training of students, young researchers and engineers and to build international, academic-industry, and cross-level collaborations to evoke new applications of TFT technologies. The workshop will technically be co-sponsored by the IEEE EDS Compact Modeling Technical Committee, in joint collaboration with the University Rovira i Virgili and Silvaco Europe Ltd. An EDS Mini-Colloquium will take place on July 11. A partial list of the areas of interest includes:

  • · Physics of TFTs and operating principles
  • · Compact TFT device models for circuit simulation
  • · Model implementation and circuit analysis techniques
  • · Model parameter extraction techniques
  • · TFT design for displays and emerging applications

General Chair: Prof. Benjamin Iñiguez