TMAPPER: Ultrafast Self-Adaptive Thermal Modeling
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Click on
the button bwlow to download the TMapper. If you have a slow connection
you must be patient for the 2.5MB ZIP file to download. After
downloading and unzipping the files click on the TMaper.exe. For
instrunctions on how to use the TMapper please refer to the sections
below.
(ZIP file, 2.5 MB)
TMAPPER
TERMS OF USE
We provide TMapper for your use, free
of charge, and hope that it would be of significant help in your
thermal analysis work. The condition for this use, however, is
that you acknowledge our work
and code in your reports and other forms
of publication, both internal and external to your organization (see
Acknowledgments below).
In addition, we request that you provide us with reference information
on the problem that you have used TMapper to solve. Your
feedback, either in the form of a testimonial or suggestion, is
important to us as we continue to improve our ultra-fast,
self-adaptive, thermal modeling capabilities.
The version of TMapper that is presently provided on our
web site is a limited version of our more sophisticated patented
system. The limited version is for steady-state problems and can
accommodate a maximum of ten layers of materials. The full
version has no limitations in terms of number of materials,
adjacencies, or geometric features. It is fully automatic and
adaptive, independent of user expertise, and provides, for the first
time, the ability to perform parametric analyses on fully nonlinear,
pulsed devices. The full version also provides the ability to
extract the complete set of simulation data for visualization in a
commercial package, such as Tecplot.
We hope that you will enjoy the use of this truly
amazing capability. Let us know if we can be of assistance in your
computations or in your measurements of stacked layers of nanoscale
structures.
Disclaimer
of warranty and limitation of liability
In no event shall NETSL be liable for any direct, indirect or
consequential damages or any damages whatsoever (including but not
limited to loss of use, data, or profits) with respect to, arising out
of, in connection with, or related to the use of TMapper.
Acknowledgments
"TMapper: A web-based, ultra-fast, self-adaptive, transient thermal
simulation method for complex nanoscale electronic devices," Peter E.
Raad and Pavel L. Komarov, http://engr.smu.edu/netsl/tmapper.html,
2002.
Tmapper is based on "System and Method for Predicting the Behavior of a
Component," Peter E. Raad, James S. Wilson, and Donald C. Price, U.S.
Patent No. 6,064,810, Issued May 16, 2000. The method and system
are described in "Adaptive Modeling of the Transients of Sub-Micron
Integrated Circuits," Peter E. Raad, James S. Wilson, and Donald C.
Price, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing
Technology - Part A, Vol. 21, No. 3, Sep. 1998.
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TMapper |
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A novel,
self-adaptive, thermal modeling
technique has been developed to handle highly-complicated problems
whose
geometric and temporal features can vary by several orders of
magnitude. The details of the technique are presented here (self-adaptive
code section of NETSL's web page).
What
is the TMapper?
A software
package called TMapper has been
created by NETSL to facilitate the use of the new self-adaptive,
thermal
modeling computer code by anybody through the Internet. The novelty of
the TMapper
consists in the fact that the computations are made on the NETSL server
while
the interface is ran on the user’s terminal (in addition to the fact
that it uses an ultrafast self-adaptive computation engine).
System
Requirements
- Pentium PC, 133 MHz or higher
Pentium-compatible CPU.
- 4 MB of free hard disk
- Windows 98, NT, 2000 or XP
- Internet connection (56,000 bps or faster modem; ISDN, or LAN
connection preffered)
- VGA or higher resolution monitor.
- Unzipping software.
Short
Instructions in running a sample problem with the TMapper
- After
downloading the ZIP file and unzipping the files click on the
Tmaper.exe file.
- Click Files
-> Open and choose the 3 or the 5 sources example.
- Click Map
-> Run to execute the sample problem
- When the
computation is finished use the mouse buttons (click-and
drag) to rotate,
move and zome-in and out as pointed out below:
- Rotate ->
Left Mouse Button
- Zome in and
Zom out -> Right Mouse
Button
- Move - >
Middle Mouse Button
Detailed
Instructions
- After
downloading the ZIP file and unzipping the files click on the
Tmaper.exe file.
- Click Files
-> New (or Ctrl+N)
- Click Edit-> Problem (or Alt+P) -> Problem Geometry to define
the geometry of the layers and the materials used.
- Click Edit-> Problem (or Alt+P) -> Heat Sources to define
the heat sources and decide for which source to show the details
when the computation is finished.
- Click Edit-> Problem (or Alt+P) ->
Boun., Init. Conditions to choose the appropriate boundary and
initial conditions for the problem under investigation
- Click Edit
-> Simulation (or Alt+S) to adjust the parameters of the
thermal simulation.
- Click Edit -> Materials (or Alt+M)
- this step
is optional - to enter/define new materials in the database.
- Click Map
-> Run (or Ctrl+R) to execute the sample problem
- When the
computation is finished use the mouse buttons (click-and
drag) to rotate,
move and zome-in and out as pointed out below:
- Rotate ->
Left Mouse Button
- Zome in and
Zom out -> Right Mouse Button
- Move - >
Middle Mouse Button
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(ZIP file, 2.5 MB)
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