A New Approach for SOI Devices Small-Signal Parameters Extraction

SOI devices are frequently used nowadays in the RF and HF field. Design of complex SOI integrated circuits involves a prior detailed analog simulation, that can only be performed through accurate SOI active components models. We are interested here in linear operation modeling; we test new methods for small-signal parameters determination, suitable for a conventional MOSFET high-frequency model and somewhat inspired from methods applied to MESFET technology. In this paper, we deal mainly with extrinsic parameters, for which we obtain reliable estimation on a large frequency range. Our finally adopted extraction procedure takes closely into account the model topology, which reflects the device electrical behavior. We completely describe the procedure, from measurements to the extracted equivalent circuit simulation, without having to optimize parameters and with a straightforward extrinsic elements extraction.     

On the RF Extrinsic Resistance Extraction for Partially-Depleted SOI MOSFETs

We have investigated the radio frequency (RF) extrinsic resistance extraction for partially-depleted (PD) silicon-on-insulator (SOI) metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs). Although the thick buried oxide in SOI devices can block the substrate coupling, the SOI neutral-body coupling effect is significant for RF applications. An equivalent circuit considering this effect has been proposed. Based on this equivalent circuit, a new model capturing the frequency dependence of extrinsic resistances has been derived. After considering the impact of quasi-neutral body, we have developed a physically accurate RF extrinsic resistance extraction methodology for PD SOI MOSFETs     

Deep-submicrometer DC-to-RF SOI MOSFET macro-model

We present a submicrometer RF fully depleted SOI MOSFET macro-model based on a complete extrinsic small-signal equivalent circuit and an improved CAD model for the intrinsic device. The delay propagation effects in the channel are modeled by splitting the intrinsic transistor into a series of shorter transistors, for each of which a quasistatic device model can be used. Since the intrinsic device model is charge-based, our RF SOI MOSFET model can be used in both small and large-signal analyses. The model has been validated for frequencies up to 40 GHz and effective channel lengths down to 0.16 μm     

AC floating-body effects in submicron fully depleted (FD) SOInMOSFETs and the impact on analog applications

We report the impact of submicron fully depleted (FD) SOI MOSFET technology on device AC characteristics and the resultant effects on analog circuit issues. The weak DC kink and high frequency AC kink dispersion in FD SOI still degrade circuit performance in terms of distortion and low-frequency noise requirements. These issues raise concerns about FD devices for mixed-mode applications. Therefore, further device optimization such as source/drain engineering is still necessary to solve the aforementioned issues for FD SOI. On the other hand, partially depleted SOI MOSFET with body contact structures provide an alternative technology for RF/baseband analog applications     

A simple four-terminal small-signal model of RF MOSFETs and its parameter extraction

After differences between the RF MOSFET and conventional high-frequency transistors, which make the proper modeling of RF MOSFET complicated and difficult, are addressed, a four-terminal small-signal model of an RF MOSFET with a very simple and accurate parameter extraction method is presented. This model includes the intrinsic and extrinsic elements important for RF AC simulation in the strong inversion operation region. Accuracy of the model and extraction method is verified with the measured data and the needs of the intrinsic body node are demonstrated to describe the gate bias dependence of the substrate-signal-coupling effect.     

适于器件及电路分析的全耗尽短沟道LDD／LDSSOI MOSFET器件模型

本文系统描述了全耗尽短沟道ＬＤＤ／ＬＤＳＳＯＩＭＯＳＦＥＴ器件模型的电压电压特性。该模型扩展了我们原有的薄膜全耗尽ＳＯＩＭＯＳＦＥＴ模型，文中着重分析了器件进入饱和区后出现的沟道长度调制效应，及由于ＬＤＤ／ＬＤＳ区的存在对本征ＭＯＳ器件电流特性的影响。     

Extraction of high-frequency equivalent circuit parameters ofsubmicron gate-length MOSFET's

As the effective gate-length of a MOSFET reduces, its high-frequency characteristics improve. However, they become more difficult to model. Current SPICE models are based on DC measurement data and simplistic capacitance models which can only approximate the high-frequency device characteristics up to a fraction of the device unity current gain frequency (f_τ). Thus, it is important to investigate the high-frequency characteristics and then incorporate the small-signal equivalent circuit parameters in SPICE. In this, work we report a simple nonquasi static model, which offers good accuracy needed for circuit simulation, and a new curve fitting method for the extraction of the network model elements. The current work is part of a study aimed at improving the existing scalable model for MOSFET's, and it focuses on extracting the elements of an equivalent circuit which describes the state-of-the-art device     

Simulation of SOI devices and circuits using BSIM3SOI

A versatile SOI model derived from the BSIM3v3 bulk MOSFET model is capable of simulating partially and fully depleted devices with options for self-heating and floating body effects. The model can automatically switch between fully and partially depleted regimes. After refining body current models we for the first time present successful dc and transient device and circuit simulation of an SOI MOSFET technology with L_eff below 0.2 μm     

A simple and analytical parameter-extraction method of a microwaveMOSFET

A simple and accurate parameter-extraction method of a high-frequency small-signal MOSFET model including the substrate-related parameters and nonreciprocal capacitors is proposed. Direct extraction of each parameter using a linear regression approach is performed by Y-parameter analysis on the proposed equivalent circuit of the MOSFET for high-frequency operation. The extracted results are physically meaningful and good agreement has been obtained between the simulation results of the equivalent circuit and measured data without any optimization. Also, the extracted parameters, such as g_m and g_ds, match very well with those obtained by DC measurement     

MOSFET modeling for RF IC design

High-frequency (HF) modeling of MOSFETs for radio-frequency (RF) integrated circuit (IC) design is discussed. Modeling of the intrinsic device and the extrinsic components is discussed by accounting for important physical effects at both dc and HF. The concepts of equivalent circuits representing both intrinsic and extrinsic components in a MOSFET are analyzed to obtain a physics-based RF model. The procedures of the HF model parameter extraction are also developed. A subcircuit RF model based on the discussed approaches can be developed with good model accuracy. Further, noise modeling is discussed by analyzing the theoretical and experimental results in HF noise modeling. Analytical calculation of the noise sources has been discussed to understand the noise characteristics, including induced gate noise. The distortion behavior of MOSFET and modeling are also discussed. The fact that a MOSFET has much higher "low-frequency limit" is useful for designers and modelers to validate the distortion of a MOSFET model for RF application. An RF model could well predict the distortion behavior of MOSFETs if it can accurately describe both dc and ac small-signal characteristics with proper parameter extraction.     

A new small-signal MOSFET model and parameter extraction method for RF IC's application

In this paper, an accurate and simple small signal model of RF MOSFETs accounting for the distributed gate effect, the substrate parasitics and charge conservation is proposed. Meanwhile, a direct and accurate extraction method using linear regression approach for the components of the equivalent circuit of the MOSFET with S-parameters analysis is also proposed. The proposed model and extraction method are verified with the experimental data and an excellent agreement is obtained up to 10 GHz. The extraction results from the measured data for various bias conditions are presented. Also, the extracted parameters, such as transconductance g_m, match well with those obtained from DC measurements. Besides, it is shown that a significant error in circuit performances would be found if the charge conservation is not properly considered.     

Proposal of preliminary device model and scaling scheme of cross-current tetrode SOI MOSFET aiming at low-energy circuit applications

This paper describes a preliminary attempt with a semi-analytical model and a scaling scheme of the cross-current tetrode (XCT) silicon-on-insulator (SOI) MOSFET aiming at low energy-dissipation circuit applications. The channel-current model for XCT MOSFET is separated into an intrinsic MOSFET part and a parasitic junction-gate field-effect transistor (JFET) part. Models for MOSFET and JFET are proposed by taking the potential coupling between MOSFET and JFET. The later part of the paper introduces experiments on the original SOI nMOSFET and XCT nMOSFET. This paper stresses the fundamental operations and features of the XCT device structure. Calculation results of I-V characteristics from the semi-analytical model are compared with the measurement values. It is shown that the proposed model reproduces the measured values successfully. In addition, design guidelines for XCT devices and scaling issues are discussed from the viewpoint of performance control aiming at low energy-dissipation circuit applications. Finally, preliminary circuit simulation results of XCT CMOS devices are revealed to demonstrate the definite low-energy performance.     

CMOS／SOI电路模拟与参数提取

ＳＯＩ－ＭＯＳＦＥＴ主要模型参数得一致的提取，因而该模型嵌入ＳＰＩＣＥ后能保证ＣＭＯＳ／ＳＯＩ电路的正确模拟工作，从ＣＭＯＳ／ＳＯＩ器件和环振电路的模拟结果和实验结果看，两者符合得较好，说明我们所采用的ＳＯＩ ＭＯＳＦＥＴ器件模型及其参数提取都是成功的。     

全耗尽SOIMOSFET辐照导致的阈值电压漂移模型

报道了全耗尽SOI MOSFET器件阈值电压漂移与辐照剂量和辐照剂量率之间的解析关系.模型计算结果与实验吻合较好.该模型物理意义明确,参数提取方便,适合于低辐照总剂量条件下的加固SOI器件与电路的模拟.讨论了抑制阈值电压漂移的方法.结果表明,对于全耗尽SOI加固工艺,辐照导致的埋氧层(BOX)氧化物电荷对前栅的耦合是影响前栅阈值电压漂移的主要因素,但减薄埋氧层厚度并不能明显提高SOI MOSFET的抗辐照性能.     

BSIM模型的研究和最近进展

CMOS集成电路技术的进一步发展和不断出现的新技术应用要求我们持续地改进和增强VLSI电路设计和模拟的集约模型.基于此,美国Berkeley加州大学的BSIM团队对国际工业标准芯片仿真物理模型BSIM进行了一系列的研究和发展工作.本文分析和介绍了最近几年来本人参与其中的BSIM工程的研究和进展情况,包括BSIM5的研究,BSIM4的增强和BSIMSOI的发展.BSIM5是为满足RF和高速CMOS电路模拟要求而发展的新一代物理基础的BSIM模型,具有对称、连续和参数少的特点.BSIM4是一个成熟的工业标准仿真模型,在衬底电阻网络、隧穿电流、饱和电流原理和应力模型等方面有一系列的功能增强以支持技术进步的需求.BSIMSOI已经发展成可应用于SOI-PD和SOI-FD技术的普适模型,通过有效体电势△Vbi的改变进行器件工作模式的选择,可以帮助电路设计者实现PD和FD共存的设计趋势.     

Determination and assessment of the floating-body voltage of SOICMOS devices

A self-consistent method to extract the off-state floating-body (FB) voltage of SOI CMOS devices is presented. The technique is simple and is based on CV and S-parameter measurements of a single standard SOI MOSFET device; no special test structure design is needed. The bias dependent S-parameter measurements of the FB SOI device and its equivalent circuit, along with the CV measurements between the drain and source of the same device, are used to determine the FB voltage. The technique provides reasonable insight on device off-state and leakage performances that are important for digital applications. Additionally, it proposes a method for the extraction of the parasitic source, drain, and gate resistances. Using the technique, FB voltage in excess of 0.4 V is measured in a partially depleted (PD) NMOS device at drain voltage of 2.5 V and zero gate voltage, demonstrating the importance of understanding FB effects on device off-state and junction leakage performances     

Substrate-bias effect and source-drain breakdown characteristics inbody-tied short-channel SOI MOSFET's

The substrate-bias effect and source-drain breakdown characteristics in body-tied short-channel silicon-on-insulator metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (SOI MOSFET's) were investigated. Here, “substrate bias” is the body bias in the SOI MOSFET itself. It was found that the transistor body becomes fully depleted and the transistor is released from the substrate-bias effect, when the body is reverse-biased. Moreover, it was found that the source-drain breakdown voltage for reverse-bias is as high as that for zero-bias. This phenomenon was analyzed using a three-dimensional (3-D) device simulation considering the body-tied SOI MOSFET structure in which the body potential is fixed from the side of the transistor. This analysis revealed that holes which are generated in the transistor are effectively pulled out to the body electrode, and the body potential for reverse-bias remains lower than that for zero-bias, and therefore, the source-drain breakdown characteristics does not deteriorate for reverse-bias. Further, the influence of this effect upon circuit operation was investigated. The body-tied configuration of SOI devices is very effective in exploiting merits of SOI and in suppressing the floating body-effect, and is revealed to be one of the most promising candidates for random logic circuits such as gate arrays and application specific integrated circuits     

射频CMOS平面螺旋电感2-π等效电路模型参数的提取

从有理分式拟合方法出发,提出了用于射频CMOS平面螺旋电感2-π等效电路模型参数提取的新方法.通过比较提参后等效电路给出的S参数和实验测量的S参数,证明该方法的精度很高.此外,提参的策略非常直接,因此容易在CAD里面编程实现.提参得到的等效电路模型对于射频电路设计者来说也是非常有用的.     

Design and performance analysis of double-gate MOSFET over single-gate MOSFET for RF switch

In this paper, we have designed a double-gate MOSFET and compared its performance parameters with the single-gate MOSFET as RF CMOS switch, particularly the double-pole four-throw (DP4T) switch, for the wireless telecommunication systems. A double-gate radio-frequency complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (DG RF CMOS) switch operating at the frequency of microwave range is investigated. This RF switch is capable to select the data streams from antennas for both the transmitting and receiving processes. We emphasize on the basics of the circuit elements (such as drain current, threshold voltage, resonant frequency, resistances at switch ON condition, capacitances, and switching speed) required for the integrated circuit of the radio frequency sub-system of the DG RF CMOS switch and the role of these basic circuit elements are also discussed. These properties presented in the switches due to the double-gate MOSFET and single-gate MOSFET have been discussed.     

适用于数模混合集成的SOI MOSFET的失真分析

本文较为详细地分析了SOIMOSFET的失真行为 .利用幂级数方法对不同结构包括部分耗尽PD、全耗尽FD和体接触BC的SOI器件的谐波失真进行了对比性的实验研究 .同时 ,在实验分析的基础上提出了描述失真行为的连续的SOIMOSFET失真模型 .该模型通过引入平滑函数和主要的影响失真的物理机制 ,使得模拟计算结果能够与实验结果较好的吻合 .本文所得到的结果可用于低失真的数模混合电路的设计 ,并对低失真电路的优化提供指导方向 .