全耗尽异质栅单Halo SOI MOSFET二维模型

为了抑制深亚微米SOI MOSFET的短沟道效应,并提高电流驱动能力,提出了异质栅单Halo SOI MOSFET器件结构,其栅极由具有不同功函数的两种材料拼接而成,并在沟道源端一侧引入Halo技术.采用分区的抛物线电势近似法和通用边界条件求解二维Poisson方程,为新结构器件建立了全耗尽条件下的表面势及阈值电压二维解析模型.对新结构器件与常规SOI MOSFET性能进行了对比研究.结果表明,新结构器件能有效抑制阈值电压漂移、热载流子效应和漏致势垒降低效应,并显著提高载流子通过沟道的输运速度.解析模型与器件数值模拟软件MEDICI所得结果高度吻合.     

异质栅非对称Halo SOI MOSFET

为了抑制异质栅SOI MOSFET的漏致势垒降低效应，在沟道源端一侧引入了高掺杂Halo结构．通过求解二维电势Poisson方程，为新结构器件建立了全耗尽条件下表面势和阈值电压解析模型，并对其性能改进情况进行了研究．结果表明，新结构器件比传统的异质栅SOI MOSFETs能更有效地抑制漏致势垒降低效应，并进一步提高载流子输运效率．新结构器件的漏致势垒降低效应随着Halo区掺杂浓度的增加而减弱，但随Halo区长度非单调变化．解析模型与数值模拟软件MEDICI所得结果高度吻合．     

异质栅非对称Halo SOI MOSFET

为了抑制异质栅SOI MOSFET的漏致势垒降低效应,在沟道源端一侧引入了高掺杂Halo结构.通过求解二维电势Poisson方程,为新结构器件建立了全耗尽条件下表面势和阈值电压解析模型,并对其性能改进情况进行了研究.结果表明,新结构器件比传统的异质栅SOI MOSFETs能更有效地抑制漏致势垒降低效应,并进一步提高载流子输运效率.新结构器件的漏致势垒降低效应随着Halo区掺杂浓度的增加而减弱,但随Halo区长度非单调变化.解析模型与数值模拟软件MEDICI所得结果高度吻合.     

Dual-gate operation and volume inversion in n-channel SOI MOSFET's

The effects of volume inversion in thin-film short-channel SOI MOSFETs and the efficacy of dual-gate operation in enhancing their device performance have been analyzed using two-dimensional device simulations and one-dimensional analytical computations. The analyses have been restricted to the strong inversion regime, which is the practically useful region of operation of the SOI MOSFETs. In this region, the analyses suggest that when compared at constant V _G-V_T values, the dual-channel volume inverted devices do not offer significant current-enhancement advantage, other than that expected from the second channel, over the conventional single-channel devices for silicon thicknesses in the 0.1-μm range     

Sensitivity of trigate MOSFETs to random dopant induced threshold voltage fluctuations

In this paper, we investigate random doping fluctuation effects in trigate SOI MOSFETs by solving the three-dimensional (3D) Poisson, drift-diffusion and continuity equations numerically. A single doping impurity atom is introduced in the undoped channel region of the device and the resulting shift of threshold voltage is measured from the simulated I–V characteristics. This enables the derivation of the threshold voltage shift (ΔV_TH) for any arbitrary location of the doping atom in the transistor. Based on an analysis of a sub-20 nm trigate MOSFET device, we find that the typical variation of V_TH per doping atom is a few tens of mV. Inversion-mode (IM) trigate devices are more sensitive to the doping fluctuation effects than accumulation-mode (AM) devices. The threshold voltage shift arising from doping fluctuations is maximum when the doping atom is near the center of the channel region, which means the original SOI film doping, the random contamination effects or any other impurity doping in the channel region is more important than atoms introduced in the channel by the S/D implantation process for sub-20 nm transistors.     

Investigation of the Electrical and Thermal Performance of SOI MOSFETs with Modified Channel Engineering

In this paper, we present a novel type of channel doping engineering, using a graded doping distribution, that improves the electrical and thermal performance of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) metal–oxide–semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs), according to simulations that we have performed. The results obtained include a reduction in the self-heating effect, a reduction in leakage currents due to the suppression of short-channel effects (SCEs), and a reduction in hot-carrier degradation. We term the proposed structure a modified-channel-doping SOI (MCD-SOI) MOSFET. The main reason for the reduction in the self-heating effect is the use of a lower doping density near the drain region in comparison with conventional SOI MOSFETs with a uniform doping distribution. The most significant reason for the leakage current reduction in the MCD-SOI structure is the high potential barrier near the source region in the weak inversion state. The SCE factors, including the drain-induced barrier lowering, subthreshold swing, and threshold voltage roll-off, are improved. A highly reliable structure is achieved owing to the lower doping density near the drain region, which reduces the peak electric field and the electron temperature.     

Influence of device engineering on the analog and RF performances of SOI MOSFETs

This work presents a systematic comparative study of the influence of various process options on the analog and RF properties of fully depleted (FD) silicon-on-insulator (SOI), partially depleted (PD) SOI, and bulk MOSFET's with gate lengths down to 0.08 /spl mu/m. We introduce the transconductance-over-drain current ratio and Early voltage as key figures of merits for the analog MOS performance and the gain and the transition and maximum frequencies for RF performances and link them to device engineering. Specifically, we investigate the effects of HALO implantation in FD, PD, and bulk devices, of film thickness in FD, of substrate doping in SOI, and of nonstandard channel engineering (i.e., asymmetric Graded-channel MOSFETs and gate-body contacted DTMOS).     

全耗尽SOI MOSFETs阈值电压解析模型

提出了一种新的全耗尽SOI MOSFETs阈值电压二维解析模型.通过求解二维泊松方程得到器件有源层的二维电势分布函数,氧化层-硅界面处的电势最小值用于监测SOI MOSFETs的阈值电压.通过对不同栅长、栅氧厚度、硅膜厚度和沟道掺杂浓度的SOI MOSFETs的MEDICI模拟结果的比较,验证了该模型,并取得了很好的一致性.     

A¨nalysis of floating body effects in thin film conventionaland single pocket SOI MOSFETs using the GIDL current technique

Using a novel gate-induced-drain-leakage (GIDL) current technique and two-dimensional (2-D) simulations, single pocket (SP) SOI MOSFETs have been shown to exhibit reduced floating body effects compared to the homogeneously-doped channel (conventional) SOI MOSFETs. The GIDL current technique has been used to characterize the parasitic bipolar transistor gain for both conventional and SP-SOI MOSFETs. From 2-D device simulations, the lower floating body effects in SP-SOI MOSFETs are analyzed and compared with the conventional MOSFETs     

A novel source/drain on void (SDOV) MOSFET implemented by local co-implantation of hydrogen and helium

In this paper a novel device named as SDOV MOSFET is proposed for the first time. This structure features localized void layers under the source and drain regions. The short channel effects of this device can be improved due to the SOI-like source/drain structure. In addition, without the dielectric layer under the channel region, this device can avoid some weaknesses of UTB SOI devices caused by the thin silicon film and the underlying buried oxide, such as mobility degradation, film thickness fluctuation and self-heating effect. Based on self-aligned hydrogen and helium co-implantation technology, the new device can be fabricated by a process compatible with the standard CMOS process. The SDOV MOSFETs with 50 nm gate length are experimentally demonstrated for verification.     

The behavior of narrow-width SOI MOSFETs with MESA isolation

Narrow-width effects in thin-film silicon on insulator (SOI) MOSFETs with MESA isolation technology have been studied theoretically and experimentally. As the channel width of the MOSFET is scaled down, the gate control of the channel potential is enhanced. It leads to the suppression of drain current dependence on substrate bias and punchthrough effect in narrow-width devices. The variation of threshold voltage with the channel width is also studied and is found to have a strong dependence on thickness of silicon film, interface charges in the buried oxide and channel type of SOI MOSFETs     

A two-dimensional analytical-model-based comparative threshold performance analysis of SOI-SON MOSFETs

A generalized threshold voltage model based on two-dimensional Poisson analysis has been developed for SOI/SON MOSFETs. Different short channel field effects, such as fringing fields, junction-induced lateral fields and substrate fields, are carefully investigated, and the related drain-induced barrier-lowering effects are incorporated in the analytical threshold voltage model. Through analytical model-based simulation, the threshold voltage roll-off and subthreshold slope for both structures are compared for different operational and structural parameter variations. Results of analytical simulation are compared with the results of the ATLAS 2D physics-based simulator for verification of the analytical model. The performance of an SON MOSFET is found to be significantly different from a conventional SOI MOSFET. The short channel effects are found to be reduced in an SON, thereby resulting in a lower threshold voltage roll-off and a smaller subthreshold slope. This type of analysis is quite useful to figure out the performance improvement of SON over SOI structures for next generation short channel MOS devices.     

Numerical analysis of silicon-on-lnsulator short channel effects in a radiation environment

Radiation-induced charge build-up in the buried oxide (BOX) of SOI MOSFETs affects device performance through threshold voltage shifts of the back channel. This charge build-up is related to the electric field in the BOX during irradiation. In this paper, we report on the application of a numerical model for the potential distribution in a semiconductor device to the task of determining the electric field in the BOX. This electric field distribution is then combined with a model for charge accumulation as a function of electric field during irradiation to predict the threshold voltage shifts in the back channel of SOI MOSFET devices as a function of channel length. For the device design analyzed here, this model agrees with available experimental data and predicts an increase in back channel threshold shift as the channel length enters the sub-micron regime.     

Minimizing floating-body-induced threshold voltage variation inpartially depleted SOI CMOS

Pulse propagation problems associated with dynamic floating-body effects, e.g., pulse stretching, is measured in partially depleted SOI CMOS inverter chains. Pulse stretching is found to be dependent on pulse frequency and V_DD. Such behavior is attributed to floating-body-induced transient threshold voltage variation in partially depleted SOI CMOS devices due to floating-body charge imbalance between logic states during CMOS switching. Such an imbalance can be minimized through proper device design because of the different dependencies of the gate and drain depletion charges on channel length, silicon film thickness, gate oxide thickness, channel doping, and supply voltage. This is confirmed by measuring the maximum transient threshold voltage variation in discrete partially depleted SOI NMOS devices in configurations which are predictive of CMOS switching behavior     

Temperature dependence of threshold voltage in thin-film SOIMOSFETs

A first-order model for the temperature dependence of threshold voltage in thin-film silicon-on-insulator (SOI) n-MOSFETs is described. The temperature dependence of the threshold voltage of thin-film SOI n-channel MOSFETs is analyzed. Threshold voltage variation with temperature is significantly smaller in thin-film (fully depleted) devices than in thick-film SOI and bulk devices. The threshold voltage is shown to be dependent on the depletion level of the device, i.e. whether it is fully depleted or not. There exists a critical temperature below which the device is fully depleted, and above which the device operates in the thick-film regime     

部分耗尽SOI MOSFETs中沟道的非对称掺杂效应

利用二维模拟软件对部分耗尽SoI器件中的非对称掺杂沟道效应进行了模拟.详细地研究了该结构器件的电学性能,如输出特性,击穿特性.通过本文模拟发现部分耗尽SOI非对称掺杂沟道相比传统的部分耗尽SOI,能抑制浮体效应,改善器件的击穿特性.同时跟已有的全耗尽SOI非对称掺杂器件相比,部分耗尽器件性能随参数变化,在工业应用上具有可预见性和可操作性.因为全耗尽器件具有非常薄的硅膜,而这将引起如前栅极跟背栅极的耦合效应和热电子退化等寄生效应.     

A novel double gate MOSFET by symmetrical insulator packets with improved short channel effects

In this article, we study a novel double-gate SOI MOSFET structure incorporating insulator packets (IPs) at the junction between channel and source/drain (S/D) ends. The proposed MOSFET has great strength in inhibiting short channel effects and OFF-state current that are the main problems compared with conventional one due to the significant suppressed penetrations of both the lateral electric field and the carrier diffusion from the S/D into the channel. Improvement of the hot electron reliability, the ON to OFF drain current ratio, drain-induced barrier lowering, gate-induced drain leakage and threshold voltage over conventional double-gate SOI MOSFETs, i.e. without IPs, is displayed with the simulation results. This study is believed to improve the CMOS device reliability and is suitable for the low-power very-large-scale integration circuits.     

部分耗尽SOI MOSFETs中沟道的非对称掺杂效应

利用二维模拟软件对部分耗尽SoI器件中的非对称掺杂沟道效应进行了模拟.详细地研究了该结构器件的电学性能,如输出特性,击穿特性.通过本文模拟发现部分耗尽SOI非对称掺杂沟道相比传统的部分耗尽SOI,能抑制浮体效应,改善器件的击穿特性.同时跟已有的全耗尽SOI非对称掺杂器件相比,部分耗尽器件性能随参数变化,在工业应用上具有可预见性和可操作性.因为全耗尽器件具有非常薄的硅膜,而这将引起如前栅极跟背栅极的耦合效应和热电子退化等寄生效应.     

Scaling fully depleted SOI CMOS

Quasi-two-dimensional (2-D) device analyses, 2-D numerical device simulations, and circuit simulations of nanoscale conventional, single-gate fully depleted (FD) silicon-on-insulator (SOI) CMOS are done to examine the scalability and performance potential of the technology. The quasi-2-D analyses, which can apply to double-gate devices as well, also provide a simple expression to estimate the effective channel length (L/sub eff/) of FD/SOI MOSFETs. The insightful results show that threshold-voltage control via channel doping and polysilicon gates is not a viable option for extremely scaled FD/SOI CMOS, and hence that undoped channels and metal gate(s) with tuned work function(s) must be employed. Quantitative as well as qualitative insights gained on the short-channel effects reveal the need for ultrathin films (t/sub Si/ < 10 nm) for L/sub eff/ < 50 nm. However, the implied manufacturing burden, compounded by effects of carrier-energy quantization for ultrathin t/sub Si/, forces a pragmatic limit on t/sub Si/ of about 5 nm, which in turn limits the scalability to L/sub eff/ = 25-30 nm. Unloaded CMOS-inverter ring-oscillator simulations, done with our process/physics-based compact model (UFDG) in SPICE3, show very good performance for L/sub eff/ = 35 nm, and suggest viable technology designs for low-power as well as high-performance applications. These simulations also reveal that moderate variations in t/sub Si/ can be tolerated, and that the energy quantization significantly influences the scaled-technology performance and hence must be properly accounted for in optimal FD/SOI MOSFET design.     

关于超薄埋氧层及超薄SOI的MOSFET器件衬底掺杂的设计研究

The importance of substrate doping engineering for extremely thin SOI MOSFETs with ultra-thin buried oxide(ES-UB-MOSFETs) is demonstrated by simulation.A new substrate/backgate doping engineering,lateral non-uniform dopant distributions(LNDD) is investigated in ES-UB-MOSFETs.The effects of LNDD on device performance,V t-roll-off,channel mobility and random dopant fluctuation(RDF) are studied and optimized.Fixing the long channel threshold voltage(V t) at 0.3 V,ES-UB-MOSFETs with lateral uniform doping in the substrate and forward back bias can scale only to 35 nm,meanwhile LNDD enables ES-UB-MOSFETs to scale to a 20 nm gate length,which is 43% smaller.The LNDD degradation is 10% of the carrier mobility both for n MOS and p MOS,but it is canceled out by a good short channel effect controlled by the LNDD.Fixing V t at 0.3 V,in long channel devices,due to more channel doping concentration for the LNDD technique,the RDF in LNDD controlled ES-UB-MOSFETs is worse than in back-bias controlled ES-UB-MOSFETs,but in the short channel,the RDF for LNDD controlled ES-UB-MOSFET is better due to its self-adaption of substrate doping engineering by using a fixed thickness inner-spacer.A novel process flow to form LNDD is proposed and simulated.