The impact of process induced variation on the response of SOI Fin FET to heavy ion irradiation is studied through 3-D TCAD simulation for the first time. When Fin FET biased at OFF state configuration(Vgs D0, Vds DV...
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The impact of process induced variation on the response of SOI Fin FET to heavy ion irradiation is studied through 3-D TCAD simulation for the first time. When Fin FET biased at OFF state configuration(Vgs D0, Vds DVdd/ is struck by a heavy ion, the drain collects ionizing charges under the electric field and a current pulse(single event transient, SET) is consequently formed. The results reveal that with the presence of line-edge roughness(LER), which is one of the major variation sources in nano-scale Fin FETs, the device-to-device variation in terms of SET is observed. In this study, three types of LER are considered: type A has symmetric fin edges, type B has irrelevant fin edges and type C has parallel fin edges. The results show that type A devices have the largest SET variation while type C devices have the smallest variation. Further, the impact of the two main LER parameters,correlation length and root mean square amplitude, on SET variation is discussed as well. The results indicate that variation may be a concern in radiation effects with the down scaling of feature size.
In this paper, the improved recrystallization of ultra-thin amorphous silicon (α-Si) film was realized by two-dimensionally confined lattice regrowth with normal rapid thermal annealing process. By experimental inves...
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In this paper, the improved recrystallization of ultra-thin amorphous silicon (α-Si) film was realized by two-dimensionally confined lattice regrowth with normal rapid thermal annealing process. By experimental investigation, the α-Si films with thickness of 400 Å were found to be recrystallized even at 850°C for only 35s rapid thermal annealing (RTA). With capped Si 3 N 4 layer, the lattice regrowth was confined more strictly to along the film plane so that smoother and higher-quality polycrystalline silicon film was obtained which is suitable for future monolithic three dimensional (3D) stacked integration processes.
Transient behaviors of the diode-triggered silicon controlled rectifiers (DTSCRs) under very-fast transmission line pulse (VF-TLP) testing are investigated in this paper. The underlying physics needs to be comprehensi...
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Transient behaviors of the diode-triggered silicon controlled rectifiers (DTSCRs) under very-fast transmission line pulse (VF-TLP) testing are investigated in this paper. The underlying physics needs to be comprehensively investigated and 2D/3D device simulations are well performed and compared. Analysis uncovers that the turn-on process of intrinsic SCR is ascribed to Darlington effect as well as junction breakdown.
A novel edge termination structure with Four-Region Multistep Field Limiting Rings (FRM-FLRs) is proposed and investigated for lOkV 4H-SiC IGBTs. The structure with FRM-FLRs terminal technology exhibits a good blockin...
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A novel edge termination structure with Four-Region Multistep Field Limiting Rings (FRM-FLRs) is proposed and investigated for lOkV 4H-SiC IGBTs. The structure with FRM-FLRs terminal technology exhibits a good blocking performance with 30% less terminal area and 23% higher blocking voltage compared with the conventional Filed limiting Rings (Con-FLRs) structure. Moreover, the structure with FRM-FLRs can decrease the sensitivity of the interface charges, which greatly improves the reliability of the device at the off-state.
Based on the extended variable range hopping mechanism in a disordered energy landscape with a Gaussian density of states, we determine the dependence of the magnetoresistivity on temperature, carrier density, magneti...
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Based on the extended variable range hopping mechanism in a disordered energy landscape with a Gaussian density of states, we determine the dependence of the magnetoresistivity on temperature, carrier density, magnetic field, and electric field. Experimental electric-field and temperature characteristics in device based on organic semiconductors are excellently reproduced with this unified description of the magnetoresistivity. We further show that the spin transport indeed can be explained by the fact that magnetic field will decrease the density of transport states and similar to the decrease of carrier density without it. We finally demonstrate that magnetoresistivity is strongly dependent on the carrier density; by changing the carrier density in the hopping system, the magnetoresistivity can increase more than 500 times.
In this paper, the newly-found time-dependent layout dependent effects (LDE) due to layout dependency of device aging is presented. BTI and HCI degradation in nanoscale HKMG devices exhibits evident layout dependency,...
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(纸本)9781509003211
In this paper, the newly-found time-dependent layout dependent effects (LDE) due to layout dependency of device aging is presented. BTI and HCI degradation in nanoscale HKMG devices exhibits evident layout dependency, which will significantly complicate the circuit design. With the analysis on circuit level, the time-dependent LDE should be considered to ensure enough design margin, especially at end of life. This work is helpful to design-technology co-optimization at nanoscale nodes.
A novel low-power and high-speed dual-modulus prescaler based on extended true single-phase clock (E-TSPC) scheme is presented. By restricting the short-circuit current in noncritical branchs, the design reduces the m...
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(纸本)9781479953424
A novel low-power and high-speed dual-modulus prescaler based on extended true single-phase clock (E-TSPC) scheme is presented. By restricting the short-circuit current in noncritical branchs, the design reduces the major source of power dissipation in E-TSPC scheme. The presented design enhances the maximum working frequency with shorter critical path and lower load capacitances. Simulation results in SMIC 40nm process show that compared with referenced E-TSPC based designs at least 61.2% (divide-by-2) and 41.1% (divide-by-3) reduction in power delay product (PDP) can be achieved by the proposed design.
This work presents a theoretical demonstration of the Aharonov-Bohm (AB) effect in monolayer phosphorene nanorings (PNRs). Atomistic quantum transport simulations of PNRs are employed to investigate the impact of mult...
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This work presents a theoretical demonstration of the Aharonov-Bohm (AB) effect in monolayer phosphorene nanorings (PNRs). Atomistic quantum transport simulations of PNRs are employed to investigate the impact of multiple modulation sources on the sample conductance. In the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field, we find that the conductance of both armchair and zigzag PNRs oscillate periodically in a low-energy window as a manifestation of the AB effect. Our numerical results reveal a giant magnetoresistance (MR) in zigzag PNRs (with a maximum magnitude approaching 2000%). It is attributed to the AB-effect-induced destructive interference phase over a wide energy range below the bottom of the second subband. We also demonstrate that PNR conductance is highly anisotropic, offering an additional way to modulate MR. The giant MR in PNRs is maintained at room temperature in the presence of the thermal broadening effect.
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