11 research outputs found
Effects of Parasitics and Interface Traps On Ballistic Nanowire FET In The Ultimate Quantum Capacitance Limit
In this paper, we focus on the performance of a nanowire Field Effect
Transistor (FET) in the Ultimate Quantum Capacitance Limit (UQCL) (where only
one subband is occupied) in the presence of interface traps (),
parasitic capacitance () and source/drain series resistance ()
using a ballistic transport model and compare the performance with its
Classical Capacitance Limit (CCL) counterpart. We discuss four different
aspects relevant to the present scenario, namely, (i) gate voltage dependent
capacitance, (ii) saturation of the drain current, (iii) the subthreshold slope
and (iv) the scaling performance. To gain physical insights into these effects,
we also develop a set of semi-analytical equations. The key observations are:
(1) A strongly energy-quantized nanowire shows non-monotonic multiple peak C-V
characteristics due to discrete contributions from individual subbands; (2) The
ballistic drain current saturates better in the UQCL compared to CCL, both in
presence and absence of and ; (3) The subthreshold slope does
not suffer any relative degradation in the UQCL compared to CCL, even with
and ; (4) UQCL scaling outperforms CCL in the ideal
condition; (5) UQCL scaling is more immune to , but presence of
and significantly degrades scaling advantages in the UQCL.Comment: Accepted at IEEE Transactions on Electron Device
HFinFET: A Scalable, High Performance, Low Leakage Hybrid N-Channel FET
In this letter we propose the design and simulation study of a novel
transistor, called HFinFET, which is a hybrid of a HEMT and a FinFET, to obtain
excellent performance and good off state control. Followed by the description
of the design, 3D device simulation has been performed to predict the
characteristics of the device. The device has been benchmarked against
published state of the art HEMT as well as planar and non-planar Si NMOSFET
data of comparable gate length using standard benchmarking techniques.Comment: 3 pages, 4 figure
Intrinsic Reliability improvement in Biaxially Strained SiGe p-MOSFETs
In this letter we not only show improvement in the performance but also in
the reliability of 30nm thick biaxially strained SiGe (20%Ge) channel on Si
p-MOSFETs. Compared to Si channel, strained SiGe channel allows larger hole
mobility ({\mu}h) in the transport direction and alleviates charge flow towards
the gate oxide. {\mu}h enhancement by 40% in SiGe and 100% in Si-cap SiGe is
observed compared to the Si hole universal mobility. A ~40% reduction in NBTI
degradation, gate leakage and flicker noise (1/f) is observed which is
attributed to a 4% increase in the hole-oxide barrier height ({\phi}) in SiGe.
Similar field acceleration factor ({\Gamma}) for threshold voltage shift
({\Delta}VT) and increase in noise ({\Delta}SVG) in Si and SiGe suggests
identical degradation mechanisms.Comment: 4 figures, 3 pages, accepted for publication in IEEE ED
Improved Ge surface passivation with ultrathin SiO/sub x/ enabling high-mobility surface channel pMOSFETs featuring a HfSiO/WN gate stack
To realize high-mobility surface channel pMOSFETs on Ge, a 1.6-nm-thick SiOX passivation layer between the bulk Ge substrate and HfSiO gate dielectric was introduced. This approach provides a simple alternative to epitaxial Si deposition followed by selective oxidation and leads to one of the highest peak hole mobilities reported for unstrained surface channel pMOSFETs on Ge: 332 cm2 • V−1 • s−1 at 0.05 MV/cm—a 2× enhancement over the universal Si/SiO2 mobility. The devices show well-behaved output and transfer characteristics, an equivalent oxide thickness of 1.85 nm and an ION/IOFF ratio of 3 × 103 without detectable fast transient charging. The high hole mobility of these devices is attributed to adequate passivation of the Ge surface
Improved Ge surface passivation with ultrathin SiO/sub x/ enabling high-mobility surface channel pMOSFETs featuring a HfSiO/WN gate stack
To realize high-mobility surface channel pMOSFETs on Ge, a 1.6-nm-thick SiOX passivation layer between the bulk Ge substrate and HfSiO gate dielectric was introduced. This approach provides a simple alternative to epitaxial Si deposition followed by selective oxidation and leads to one of the highest peak hole mobilities reported for unstrained surface channel pMOSFETs on Ge: 332 cm2 • V−1 • s−1 at 0.05 MV/cm—a 2× enhancement over the universal Si/SiO2 mobility. The devices show well-behaved output and transfer characteristics, an equivalent oxide thickness of 1.85 nm and an ION/IOFF ratio of 3 × 103 without detectable fast transient charging. The high hole mobility of these devices is attributed to adequate passivation of the Ge surface