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09-Dec-00

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MOSFET Compact I-V Modeling for Deep-Submicron Technology Development

Presentation Outline

Motivation and Perspective

Presentation Outline: Inverse Presentation: Results

Model Prediction Over Full Range of Ldrawn, Vgs, Vds, Vbs

Threshold Voltage Prediction

Saturation Current Prediction

Leakage Current Prediction

“Quotations”

Presentation Outline: Compact Model Formulation

Macromodel View of a MOSFET: Definition of Parameters

Vertical Nonuniform Doping Transformation

Vt Model Formulation: Long-Channel, Nonuniform Doping

Vt Model Behavior: Nch

Charge Sharing and Barrier Lowering

Vt Model Formulation: SCE (Vt Roll-Off) Due to Charge Sharing

Vt Model Behavior: l, d — Charge Sharing

Vt Model Formulation: SCE (Vt Roll-Off) Due to Barrier Lowering

Vt Model Behavior: a, j — Barrier Lowering

2-D Pile-up Charge for Reverse Short Channel Effect (RSCE)

Vt Model Formulation: RSCE (Vt Roll-Up) and Leff Model

Vt Model Behavior: k, b — Reverse Short-Channel Effect

Ids Model Formulation: Vertical-Field Mobility Modeling

Vertical-Field Effective Mobility

Ids Model Formulation: S/D Series Resistance Modeling

Ids Model Formulation: Velocity Saturation and Parallel-Field Effective Mobility

Ids Model Formulation: Short-Channel Linear Ids Model

Ids Model Formulation: Saturation Current and Saturation Voltage

Ids Model Formulation: Effective Saturation Voltage

Ids Model Formulation: Channel-Length Modulation and Velocity Overshoot

Ids Model Formulation: Effective Early Voltage for CLM

CLM – Velocity Saturation/Overshoot Modeling: Calculated Channel Field & Modeled Average Field

Ids Model Formulation: Subthreshold Current and Effective Gate Overdrive

Ids Model Formulation: Modified Vgteff for Subshreshold (Diffusion) Current

Subthreshold Current Modeling

Single-Piece Current Model: From Diffusion to Drift

Modeling the Edge-Leakage (Corner) Current in STI Structure

Ids Model Formulation: Edge- and Diode-Leakage Currents

Presentation Outline: Measurement: Definition and Characterization

“Icrit@Vt0” Critical-Current at Linear-Threshold

Linear Ids-Vgs Measurement and Icrit@Vt0 Extraction

Vt0(Vbs,L?) @ Icrit Measurement

Vtsat(Vb0) @ Icrit and Idsat Measurement

Vt0(Vbb) @ Icrit Measurement

Vtsat(Vbb) @ Icrit Measurement

Presentation Outline: Model Parameter Extraction

Vt Parameter Extraction

Ids Parameter Extraction: Mobility, Bulk Charge, Series Resistance

Ids Parameter Extraction: CLM, Subthreshold, Edge-Leakage Current

Presentation Outline: Comparison with Measurement & BSIM3v3

Vt Model Prediction: Linear Region (Vds = 0.05 V)

Vt Model Prediction: Saturation Region (Vds = 2.5 V)

Vt Model Prediction: Intermediate Vds = 1 V

Vt Model Prediction: DIBL

Bias-Dependent Output Characteristics

Length-Dependent Output Characteristics

Bias-Dependent Turn-on/Leakage Current Prediction

Length-Dependent Turn-on/Leakage Current Prediction

De-embedding Edge-Leakage Current from Main MOS Current — Length Variations

De-embedding Edge-Leakage Current from Main MOS Current — Body-Bias Variations

Channel-Length Modulation Modeling

Length- and Bias-Dependent Effective Average Field and Early Voltage

Length-Dependent Effective Average Field and the “Average” Velocity Overshoot

Length- and Bias-Dependent Effective Potential Drop Across the VSR, Rsd, and the Intrinsic Channel

Process Fluctuation: Effect of Rsd on Drain Current

Transconductance/Current Ratio: Model Smoothness

Effective Mobility Roll-off

Error Definition and Comparison

Error Comparison with BSIM3v3

Presentation Outline: Empirical Process Correlation

Process Correlation: Threshold Voltage Prediction

Process Correlation: Saturation Current Prediction

Process Correlation: Leakage Current Prediction

Presentation Outline: Conclusions

Applications and Future Development

References

Author: X. Zhou

Email: exzhou@ntu.edu.sg

Home Page: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/exzhou/Research/DOUST/