HICUM/L2: Extensions over the last decade

Abstract

A concise overview on the features of the most recently released version 3.0.0 of the industry standard compact bipolar transistor model HICUM/L2 is provided. The focus here is on the development of the model over the past ten years since its detailed description in [1]. The rationales for the various extensions, their physical background and some of the code implementation peculiarities are discussed.