• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.57-61
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• 2009

This paper has presented the subthreshold current model of FinFET using the potential variation in the doped channel based on the analytical solution of three dimensional Poisson's equation. The model has been verified by the comparison with the data from 3D numerical device simulator. The variation of subthreshold current with front and back gate bias has been studied. The variation of subthreshold swing and threshold voltage with front and back gate bias has been investigated.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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• v.53 no.10
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• pp.500-504
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• 2004

We propose a new method to reduce the subthreshold leakage current. By moving the operating point of OFF state MOSFETs through input-controlled voltage generators, logic circuits with much lower leakage current can be built with few extra components. SPICE simulation results for the new inverter show correct logic results without speed degradation compared to a conventional inverter.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.1409-1413
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• 2013

This paper analyzed the change of subthreshold current for channel doping concentration of double gate(DG) MOSFET. Poisson's equation had been used to analyze the potential distribution in channel, and Gaussian function had been used as carrier distribution. The potential distribution was obtained as the analytical function of channel dimension, using the boundary condition. The subthreshold current had been analyzed for channel doping concentration, and projected range and standard projected deviation of Gaussian function. Since this analytical potential model was verified in the previous papers, we used this model to analyze the subthreshold current. As a result, we know the subthreshold current was influenced on parameters of Gaussian function and channel doping concentration for DGMOSFET.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.10 no.10
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• pp.1815-1821
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• 2006

In this paper, the subthreshold swing has been analyzed for FinFET under channel length of 20nm. The analytical current model has been developed , including thermionic current and tunneling current models. The potential distribution by Poisson equation and carrier distribution by Maxwell-Boltzman statistics are used to calculate thermionic emission current and WKB(Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin) approximation to tunneling current. The cutoff current is obtained by simple adding two currents since two current is independent. The subthreshold swings by this model are compared with those by two dimensional simulation and two values agree well. Since the tunneling current increases especially under channel length of 10nm, the characteristics of subthreshold swing is degraded. The channel and gate oxide thickness have to be fabricated as am as possible to decrease this short channel effects, and this process has to be developed. The subthreshold swings as a function of channel doping concentrations are obtained. Note that subthreshold swings are resultly constant at low doping concentration.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.105-106
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• 2005

The impact ionization MOS (I-MOS) transistor with 50nm channel length is presented by using 2-D device simulator ISE-TCAD. The subthreshold slope cannot be steeper than kT/q since the subthreshold conduction is due to diffusion current. As MOSFETs are scaled down, this problem becomes significant and the subthreshold slope degrades which leads an increase in the off-current and off-state power dissipation. The I-MOS is based on a gated p-i-n structure and the subthreshold conduction is induced by impact ionization. The simulation results show that the subthreshold slope is 11.7 mV/dec and this indicates the I-MOS improves the switching speed and off-state characteristics.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.793-798
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• 2012

In this paper, dependence of subthreshold current has been analyzed for doping distribution and channel structure of double gate(DG) MOSFET. The charge distribution of Gaussian function validated in previous researches has been used to obtain potential distribution in Poisson equation. Since DGMOSFETs have reduced short channel effects with improvement of current controllability by gate voltages, subthreshold characteristics have been enhanced. The control of current in subthreshold region is very important factor related with power consumption for ultra large scaled integration. The deviation of threshold voltage has been qualitatively analyzed using the changes of subthreshold current for gate voltages. Subthreshold current has been influenced by doping distribution and channel dimension. In this study, the influence of channel length and thickness on current has been analyzed according to intensity and distribution of doping.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.40 no.6
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• pp.379-383
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• 2003

The subthreshold characteristics of Double-Gate MOSFETs are analyzed for various Tsi. In the lightly-doped asymmetric device, it is found that the subthreshold current dramatically increases as the Tsi increases and this phenomenon is due to the linear distribution of potential in the channel region with low depletion-charge. Further, we derived an analytical equation which can explain this phenomenon and verified the accuracy of analytical equation by comparing with the result of device simulation.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.865-868
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• 2006

In this paper, the subthreshold swing has been analyzed for double gate FinFET under channel length of 20nm. The analytical current model has been developed, including thermionic current and tunneling current models. The potential distribution by Poisson equation and carrier distribution by Maxwell-Boltzman statistics are used to calculate thermionic emission current, and WKB(Wentzel-Framers-Brillouin) approximation to tunneling current. The cutoff current is obtained by simple adding two currents since two current is independent. The subthreshold swings by this model are compared with those by two dimensional simulation and two values are good agreement. Since the tunneling current increases especially under channel length of 10nm, the characteristics of subthreshold swing is degraded. The channel and gate oxide thickness have to be fabricated as thin as possible to decrease this short channel effects and this process has to be developed. The subthreshold swings as a function of channel doping concentrations are obtained.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.45-49
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• 2007

The analytical transport model in subthreshold regime for double gate MOSFET has been presented to analyze the short channel effects such as subthreshold swing, threshold voltage roll-off and drain induced barrier lowering. The present approach includes the quantum tunneling of carriers through the source-drain barrier. Poisson equation is used for modeling thermionic emission current, and Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin approximations are applied for modeling quantum tunneling current. This model has been used to investigate the subthreshold operations of double gate MOSFET having the gate length of the nanometer range with ultra thin gate oxide and channel thickness under sub-20nm. Compared with results of two dimensional numerical simulations, the results in this study show good agreements with those for subthreshold swing and threshold voltage roll-off. Note the short channel effects degrade due to quantum tunneling, especially in the gate length of below 10nm, and DGMOSFETs have to be very strictly designed in the regime of below 10nm gate length since quantum tunneling becomes the main transport mechanism in the subthreshold region.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.123-128
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• 2014

This paper analyzed the change of subthreshold current for channel dimension of double gate(DG) MOSFET. The nano-structured DGMOSFET to reduce the short channel effect had to be preciously analyze. Poisson's equation had been used to analyze the potential distribution in channel, and Gaussian function had been used as carrier distribution. The subthreshold current had been analyzed for device parameters such as channel dimension, and projected range and standard projected deviation of Gaussian function. Since this potential model was verified in the previous papers, we used this model to analyze the subthreshold current. Resultly, we know the subthreshold current was influenced on parameters of Gaussian function and channel dimension for DGMOSFET.