Siegfried Selberherr
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Siegfried Selberherr is an Austria
n scientist in the field of microelectronics
.
He is a professor
at the Institute for Microelectronics of the Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien).
His primary research interest is in modeling and simulation of physical phenomena in the field of microelectronics.
at the TU Wien, where he received the degree of Dipom-Ingenieur
and the doctoral degree in technical sciences in 1978 and 1981, respectively, and the Habilitation
in 1984. Afterwards he was a visiting researcher with the Bell-Labs
for some time. Since 1996 Prof. Selberherr is a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Electron Devices Society
.
In the years 1998-2005 he was the Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. Moreover, since 2001 he is a member of the supervisory board of austriamicrosystems AG and since 2004 a member of the advisory board of the Inter-University Department for Agrobiotechnology (IFA-Tulln ).
over 750 articles in conference proceedings, of which more than 100 have been with an invited talk. Additionally, he published 2 books and co-edited 25 volumes, and he supervised, so far, more than 90 dissertations.
During his research work Prof. Selberherr has developed a simulator for 'Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor' devices (MINIMOS), in which a mobility model for charge carriers is implemented, which is named after him.
Moreover, he supervised numerous research projects with well-known semiconductor companies and funding agencies, like the Austrian Science Fund (FWF
),
the Christian Doppler Research Association (CDG ), and the European Research Council (ERC
).
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n scientist in the field of microelectronics
Microelectronics
Microelectronics is a subfield of electronics. As the name suggests, microelectronics relates to the study and manufacture of very small electronic components. Usually, but not always, this means micrometre-scale or smaller,. These devices are made from semiconductors...
.
He is a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
at the Institute for Microelectronics of the Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien).
His primary research interest is in modeling and simulation of physical phenomena in the field of microelectronics.
Biography
Since 1988 Siegfried Selberherr is a chair professor for software technology of microelectronic systems at the TU Wien. He studied electrical engineeringElectrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
at the TU Wien, where he received the degree of Dipom-Ingenieur
Engineer's degree
An engineer's degree is an advanced academic degree in engineering that is conferred in Europe, some countries of Latin America, and a few institutions in the United States....
and the doctoral degree in technical sciences in 1978 and 1981, respectively, and the Habilitation
Habilitation
Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
in 1984. Afterwards he was a visiting researcher with the Bell-Labs
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
for some time. Since 1996 Prof. Selberherr is a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Electron Devices Society
IEEE Electron Devices Society
The ' is a professional society of the IEEE.- History :The IEEE Electron Devices Society was initially formed as the IRE Electron Tubes and Solid-State Devices Committee in 1951, and quickly became a professional group in March of 1952 called the IRE Professional Group on Electron Devices...
.
In the years 1998-2005 he was the Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. Moreover, since 2001 he is a member of the supervisory board of austriamicrosystems AG and since 2004 a member of the advisory board of the Inter-University Department for Agrobiotechnology (IFA-Tulln ).
Accomplishments
In his scientific career Prof. Selberherr has published, with his teams of researchers, so far over 250 journal papers andover 750 articles in conference proceedings, of which more than 100 have been with an invited talk. Additionally, he published 2 books and co-edited 25 volumes, and he supervised, so far, more than 90 dissertations.
During his research work Prof. Selberherr has developed a simulator for 'Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor' devices (MINIMOS), in which a mobility model for charge carriers is implemented, which is named after him.
Moreover, he supervised numerous research projects with well-known semiconductor companies and funding agencies, like the Austrian Science Fund (FWF
Austrian Science Fund
The Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung is the most important Austrian funding organization for basic research. The FWF supports research in science, engineering, and the humanities through a large variety of grant programmes, prizes and by funding infrastructure...
),
the Christian Doppler Research Association (CDG ), and the European Research Council (ERC
European Research Council
The European Research Council is the independent body that funds investigator-driven frontier research in the European Union . It is part of the Seventh Research Framework Programme ....
).
Awards
(Selection)- 2011: Silver Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit for Distinguished Service for the Federal Province of Lower AustriaLower AustriaLower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
- 2009: 'Advanced Grant' of the ERCEuropean Research CouncilThe European Research Council is the independent body that funds investigator-driven frontier research in the European Union . It is part of the Seventh Research Framework Programme ....
- 2006: Honorary Doctorate of the University of NišUniversity of NišThe University of Niš is a university located in Niš, Serbia. It was founded in 1965 and it consists of 13 faculties with 1500 teachers, 630 staff and extracurricular staff, and around 30,000 students...
- 2005: Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2004: Full Member of the European Academy of Sciences and ArtsEuropean Academy of Sciences and ArtsThe European Academy of Sciences and Arts was created in 1990 in Salzburg, Austria by heart surgeon Felix Unger of Salzburg; the cardinal archbishop of Vienna, Franz König; and the political scientist and philosopher Nikolaus Lobkowicz....
- 2001: 'Erwin SchrödingerErwin SchrödingerErwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a number of important contributions to physics, especially the Schrödinger equation, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933...
Award' of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, ÖAWAustrian Academy of SciencesThe Austrian Academy of Sciences is a legal entity under the special protection of the Federal Republic of Austria. According to the statutes of the Academy its mission is to promote the sciences and humanities in every respect and in every field, particularly in fundamental research... - 1994: 'Wilhelm Exner Medal' of the Austrian Association for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, ÖGV
- 1993: 'Fellow'IEEE FellowAn IEEE member is elevated to the grade of IEEE Fellow for "unusual distinction in the profession and shall be conferred by the Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest"...
of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEEInstitute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence... - 1986: 'Heinz ZemanekHeinz ZemanekHeinz Zemanek is an Austrian computer pioneer who in 1955 developed the first complete transistorised computer on the European continent...
Award' of the Austrian Computer Society, ÖCG - 1983: 'Dr. Ernst Fehrer Award' of the TU Wien
Memberships
- VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies (since 1984)
- SIAMSociety for Industrial and Applied MathematicsThe Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics was founded by a small group of mathematicians from academia and industry who met in Philadelphia in 1951 to start an organization whose members would meet periodically to exchange ideas about the uses of mathematics in industry. This meeting led...
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (since 1980) - IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (since 1979)
- ACMAssociation for Computing MachineryThe Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
Association for Computing Machinery (since 1979)
Journals
- K. Rupp, S. Selberherr. The Economic Limit to Moore's Law., IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, Vol.24, No.1, pp. 1–4, 2011, .
- H. Ceric, S. Selberherr. Electromigration in Submicron Interconnect Features of Integrated Circuits., Materials Science and Engineering R, Vol.71, pp. 53–86, 2011, .
- V. Sverdlov, E. Ungersboeck, H. Kosina, S. Selberherr. Current Transport Models for Nanoscale Semiconductor Devices., Materials Science and Engineering R, Vol.58, No.6-7, pp. 228–270, 2008, .
- T. Grasser, T.-W. Tang, H. Kosina, S. Selberherr. A Review of Hydrodynamic and Energy-Transport Models for Semiconductor Device Simulation., Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol.91, No.2, pp. 251–274, 2003, .
- S. Selberherr, A. Schütz, H. Pötzl. MINIMOS – A Two-Dimensional MOS Transistor Analyzer., IEEE Trans.Electron Devices, Vol.ED-27, No.8, pp. 1540–1550, 1980, .
Books
- R. Klima, S. Selberherr. Programmieren in C, 3. Auflage, Springer-Verlag, Wien-New York, ISBN 978-3-7091-0392-0, 366 pages, 2010, .
- J.W. Swart, S. Selberherr, A.A. Susin, J.A. Diniz, N. Morimoto. (Eds.) Microelectronics Technology and Devices, The Electrochemical Society, ISBN 978-1-56677-646-2, 661 pages, 2008.
- T. Grasser, S. Selberherr. (Eds.) Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices, Springer-Verlag, Wien-New York, ISBN 978-3-211-72860-4, 460 pages, 2007.
- F. Fasching, S. Halama, S. Selberherr. (Eds.) Technology CAD Systems, Springer-Verlag, Wien-New York, ISBN 3-211-82505-3, 309 pages, 1993.
- S. Selberherr. Analysis and Simulation of Semiconductor Devices, Springer-Verlag, Wien-New York, ISBN 3-211-81800-6, 294 pages, 1984.