CRYSTALSIM

initializing lattice

§ /for/engineers

Post-Moore Scaling — Quantitative, Validated, Open Source

Compact-model simulator for crystal-EM hybrid transistors. Calibrated against published silicon, III-V, and thin-film device data. Eight materials, full citations, MIT-licensed source.

§ validation summary

Compact models calibrated against published silicon, III-V, and thin-film device data.

See /validation for per-device error bounds and calibration roadmap.

DeviceMetricPublishedCrystalSimΔStatus
TSMC N7 FinFETI_on / W (µA/µm)~7001864+166.3% Calibration needed
TSMC N7 FinFETSS (mV/dec)6870.00+2.9% within ±15%
TSMC N7 FinFETV_th (mV)~250280+11.8% within ±15%
AlGaN/GaN HEMT2DEG mobility (cm²/V·s)1500–20001000-33.3% Calibration needed
ZnO TFTµ_FE nanocrystalline (cm²/V·s)100–200200in range within ±15%

All discrepancies are tracked at /validation. Calibration improvements are logged in the changelog.

§ canonical equation

Simon's Law (canonical form)

P(t)  =  P₀ · 2^((t − t₀) / τ_eff) · CEF

CEF   =  (μ_crystal / μ_Si) · (1 + κ · η_EM)

Each term is dimensionless; P(t) inherits the units of the silicon baseline. Derivation, term-by-term sourcing, and calibration against published GaN HEMT data are in the whitepaper.

Compact Models
  • • BSIM-CMG (FinFET, nanosheet)
  • • BSIM-IMG (FD-SOI / nanosheet IMG)
  • • BSIM4 (planar bulk, 28 nm and above)
  • • Berkeley NEEDS (HEMT, piezo)
  • • Drift-diffusion + saturation velocity
Material Database
  • • 8 crystals: Si, GaN, ZnO, InGaOx,
  •   PZT, MoS₂, Quartz, LiNbO₃
  • • Per-material citation strings
  • • Bulk vs 2DEG vs thin-film ranges
  • • Sze 4th ed., Taur & Ning, IRDS 2024
Engineering Outputs
  • • I-V family (V_GS-stepped)
  • • Transfer + V_th, SS, DIBL, g_m
  • • S-parameters, f_T, f_max
  • • Self-heating (iterative T_j)
  • • Reliability: HCI, BTI, TDDB
Open questions, model fixes, parameter additions welcome.
MIT licensed. File issues at github.com/crystalsim.
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