ɪt mˈeɪ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪŋklˈuːd ðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌv kəmpˈækt mˈɑːdəlz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə wˈɛl nˈoʊn spˈaɪs tɹænzˈɪstɚ mˈɑːdəlz, wˌɪtʃ tɹˈaɪ tə kˈæptʃɚ ðɪ ᵻlˈɛktɹɪkəl bᵻhˈeɪvjɚɹ ʌv sˈʌtʃ dɪvˈaɪsᵻz bˌʌt duːnˌɑːt dʒˈɛnɚɹəli dᵻɹˈaɪv ðˌɛm fɹʌmðɪ ˌʌndɚlˈaɪɪŋ fˈɪzɪks.
It may also include the creation of compact models (such as the well known SPICE transistor models), which try to capture the electrical behavior of such devices but do not generally derive them from the underlying physics.