In the recent sub-20 nm technology node, the process variability issues have become a major problem for scaling of MOS devices. We present a design for a strained Si/SiGe FinFET on an insulator using a 3D TCAD simulator. The impact of metal gate work function variability (WFV) on electrical parameters is studied. Such impact of WFV for different mole fractions (x) of the SiGe layer in a strained SOI-FinFET with varying grain size is presented. The results show that as the mole fraction is increased, the variability in threshold voltage (σVT) and off current (σIoff) is decreased; while, the variability of on-current (σIon) is increased. A notable observation is the distribution of electrical parameters approaches a normal distribution for smaller grain sizes. 相似文献
This paper addresses reliability issues associated with temperature of Ferroelectric Dopant Segregated Schottky Barrier Tunnel Field Effect Transistor (Fe DS-SBTFET). The simulated results are compared with Dopant Segregated Schottky Barrier TFET (DS-SBTFET). This is achieved by varying the operating temperature from 300 to 500 K. DC parameters such as ION/IOFF ratio, drain current characteristics and subthreshold swing (SS) for a range of temperature have been highlighted. Moreover, the influence of temperature on various RF figure of merits such as gate capacitance (CGG), intrinsic delay, cutoff frequency (fT) etc. have been investigated. The device linearity has been analyzed by considering the effect of temperature variation on linearity parameters like gm2, gm3, 1-dB compression point, VIP2, VIP3 and IIP3. The device characteristics get upgraded by the increase in cut-off frequency and reduction in intrinsic delay at elevated temperature.
A mechanism of soldering of an aluminum alloy die casting to a steel die is proposed. A soldering critical temperature is
postulated, at which iron begins to react with aluminum to form an aluminum-rich liquid phase and solid intermetallic compounds.
The liquid joins the die with the casting upon solidification. The critical temperature is determined by the elements in both
the casting alloy and the die material and is equal to the solidus temperature of the resulting alloy. The critical temperature
is used to predict the onset of die soldering, and the local liquid fraction is related to the soldering tendency. Experiments
have been carried out to validate the concept and to determine the critical temperature for die soldering in an iron-aluminum
system. Thermodynamic calculations are used to determine the critical temperature and soldering tendency for the cases of
pure aluminum and a 380 alloy in a steel mold. Factors affecting the soldering tendency are discussed, and methods for reducing
die soldering are suggested. 相似文献
A low-power (21 $muhbox{W}$) bandgap reference source that is operable from a nominal supply voltage of 1.4 V is described. The circuit provides an output voltage equal to the bandgap voltage having a low output resistance and allows resistive loading. It does not use resistors or operational amplifiers. Thus, the design is suitable for fabrication in any digital CMOS technology. The circuit uses a current conveyor and current mirrors to convert the proportional to absolute temperature voltage into a current using a MOSFET. The current is converted back to a voltage by using the functional inverse of the FET $v-i$ characteristics. This makes the voltage gain linear and temperature independent. The absence of back-gate bias is the reason for achieving the low supply voltage of operation. Simulation results using the transistor models for the 0.18-$mu$m TSMC process show that the voltage-variation over the temperature range 0 to 100 $^{circ} {hbox {C}}$ is $≪$1 mV. 相似文献
Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) is rapidly emerging as an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard intended to enhance the speed, scalability, and service provisioning capabilities in the Internet. MPLS uses the technique of packet forwarding based on labels, to enable the implementation of a simpler high-performance packet forwarding engine. This also decouples packet forwarding from routing, facilitating the provision of varied routing services independent of the packet forwarding paradigm. The authors track the evolution of this technology in relation to other existing technologies. Then an overview of the MPLS architecture and design is provided. In addition, some of the work that was a precursor to MPLS is discussed, as well as related issues and debates 相似文献
OBJECTIVE: To determine the characteristics and long-term outcome of radiation-induced thyroid cancer in children. DESIGN: Retrospective review of a cohort of 4296 irradiated patients who received childhood radiation treatment to the head and neck area at the same hospital. PATIENTS: Forty-one children who were younger than 20 years when thyroid cancer developed in them and 77 adults in whom thyroid cancer developed. All 118 cases were diagnosed before 1974 and were followed up for a median of 19.4 years. RESULTS: Children presented with clinically palpable lymph nodes more often than adults (30.7% vs 15.1%, P = .05) and had more recurrences (39% vs 16%, P = .05). Despite these frequent recurrences, only one patient (an adult) died of thyroid cancer. Seventy percent of the recurrences occurred during the first 10 years of follow-up, but recurrences continued after 20 years. The adults had previously identified factors that predicted the risk of recurrences, but none could be identified in the children. CONCLUSION: The presentation and relatively good outcome of radiation-induced thyroid cancer in children is similar to that in nonirradiated children. Frequent and late recurrences call for lifelong follow-up. 相似文献
The development of a set of computational tools that permit microstructurally based predictions for the tensile properties
of commercially important titanium alloys, such as Ti-6Al-4V, is a valuable step toward the accelerated maturation of materials.
This paper will discuss the development of neural network models based on a Bayesian framework to predict the yield and ultimate
tensile strengths of Ti-6Al-4V at room temperature. The development of such rules-based model requires the population of extensive
databases, which in the present case are microstructurally based. The steps involved in database development include producing
controlled variations of the microstructure using novel approaches to heat treatments, the use of standardized stereology
protocols to characterize and quantify microstructural features rapidly, and mechanical testing of the heat-treated specimens.
These databases have been used to train and test neural network models for prediction of tensile properties. In addition,
these models have been used to identify the influence of individual microstructural features on the tensile properties, consequently
guiding the efforts toward development of more robust mechanistically based models. Based on the neural network model, it
is possible to investigate the influence of individual microstructural features on the tensile properties, and in certain
cases these dependencies can point toward unrecognized phenomena. For example, the apparently unexpected trend of increase
in tensile strength with increasing prior β-grain size has led to the determination of the pronounced role of the basketweave microstructure in strengthening these alloys,
especially in case of larger prior β grains.
This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium “Computational Aspects of Mechanical Properties of Materials,”
which occurred at the 2005 TMS Annual Meeting, February 13–17, 2005, in San Francisco, CA, under the auspices of the MPMD-Computational
Materials Science & Engineering (Jt. ASM-MSCTS) Committee. 相似文献
The response of semiconductor devices at low temperatures to changes in the voltage across the depletion region is limited by the dielectric relaxation time of the majority carriers in the bulk region. This results in a dispersion of the C-V curves at low temperatures. In this paper, we report a study of the dispersion seen in the accumulation and depletion regions of the C-V curve in n- and p-channel MOS transistors as well as in reverse biased one-sided abrupt junctions. From the admittance measured as a function of temperature and frequency, the dopant energy level is determined. The values of the activation energy measured using the diodes agree well with the corresponding values obtained using MOS devices 相似文献