Hi everyone, I am a graduate student based in Texas and I'm starting my master's in EE (nanotech./semiconductor research) this semester. My professor is really interested in modeling transistors using Cadence. I'm just curious if anyone has used this kind of simulation software before to model semiconductor stuff such as IV characteristics, etc. Does anyone recommend it for semiconductor modeling or is there something better? If anyone has used it previously, are there any specific modules or components within Cadence that I need to get started?
My current goal is to just try to model the IV characteristics of a PN diode. I'm open to any recommendations/ suggestions you guys have! This is my first time attempting research as well as messing around with modeling software like this so I appreciate any kind of help.
Eventually, we want to model our own transistor built from scratch.