scholarly journals MFMIS Negative Capacitance FinFET Design for Improving Drive Current

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1423
Author(s):  
Jinhong Min ◽  
Changhwan Shin

The effect of remnant polarization (Pr), coercive electric-field (Ec), and parasitic capacitance of baseline device on the drive current (ION) of a metal-ferroelectric-metal-insulator-semiconductor (MFMIS) negative capacitance FinFET (NC FinFET) was investigated. The internal gate voltage in the MFMIS structure was simulated considering gate leakage current. Using technology computer aided design (TCAD) tool, the device characteristic of 7 nm FinFET was quantitatively estimated, for the purpose of modeling the baseline device of MFMIS NC FinFET. The need for appropriate parasitic capacitance to avoid performance degradation in MFMIS NC FinFET was presented through the internal gate voltage estimation. With an appropriate parasitic capacitance, the effect of Pr and Ec was investigated. In the case of Ec engineering, it is inappropriate to improve the device performance for MFMIS NC FinFET without threshold voltage degradation. Rather than Ec engineering, an adequate Pr value for achieving high ION in MFMIS NC FinFET is suggested.

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (13) ◽  
pp. 1585
Author(s):  
Hanbin Wang ◽  
Jinshun Bi ◽  
Mengxin Liu ◽  
Tingting Han

This work investigates the different sensitivities of an ion-sensitive field-effect transistor (ISFET) based on fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FDSOI). Using computer-aided design (TCAD) tools, the sensitivity of a single-gate FDSOI based ISFET (FDSOI-ISFET) at different temperatures and the effects of the planar dual-gate structure on the sensitivity are determined. It is found that the sensitivity increases linearly with increasing temperature, reaching 890 mV/pH at 75 °C. By using a dual-gate structure and adjusting the control gate voltage, the sensitivity can be reduced from 750 mV/pH at 0 V control gate voltage to 540 mV/pH at 1 V control gate voltage. The above sensitivity changes are produced because the Nernst limit changes with temperature or the electric field generated by different control gate voltages causes changes in the carrier movement. It is proved that a single FDSOI-ISFET can have adjustable sensitivity by adjusting the operating temperature or the control gate voltage of the dual-gate device.


Author(s):  
Ziqiang Xie ◽  
Weifeng Lyu ◽  
Mengxue Guo ◽  
Mengjie Zhao

Abstract A negative capacitance transistor (NCFET) with fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FDSOI) technology (NC-FDSOI) is one of the promising candidates for next-generation low-power devices. However, it suffers from the inherent negative differential resistance (NDR) effect, which is very detrimental to device and circuit designs. Aiming at overcoming this shortcoming, this paper proposes for the first time to use local Gaussian heavy doping technology (LoGHeD) in the channel near the drain side to suppress the NDR effect in the NC-FDSOI. The technical computer-aided design (TCAD) simulation results have validated that the output conductance (GDS) with LoGHeD, which is used to measure the NDR effect, increases compared to the conventional NC-FDSOI counterpart and approaches zero. With the increase in doping concentration, the inhibitory capability of the NDR effect shows a monotonously increasing trend. In addition, the proposed approach maintains and even enhances performances of the NC-FDSOI transistor regarding the electrical parameters, such as threshold voltage (VTH), sub-threshold swing (SS), switching current ratio (ION/IOFF), and drain-induced barrier lowering (DIBL).


Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaehong Lee ◽  
Garam Kim ◽  
Sangwan Kim

In this study, the effects of back-gate bias on the subthreshold swing (S) of a tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET) were discussed. The electrostatic characteristics of the back-gated TFET were obtained using technology computer-aided design (TCAD) simulation and were explained using the concepts of turn-on and inversion voltages. As a result, S decreased, when the back-gate voltage increased; this behavior is attributed to the resultant increase in inversion voltage. In addition, it was found that the on–off current ratio of the TFET increased with a decrease in S due to the back-gate voltage.


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