Second-Order Approach to Optimal Semiconductor Design

Abstract Second order methods for optimal semiconductor design based on the standard drift diffusion model are developed. Second–order necessary and sufficient conditions are established. Local quadratic convergence for the Newton method is proved. Numerical results for an unsymmetric (n–p) diode are presented.

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