• DocumentCode
    1644181
  • Title

    Physics-based analysis of RF performance of small geometry MOSFETs: methodology and application to the evaluation of the effects of scaling

  • Author

    Fiegna, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng., Ferrara Univ., Italy
  • fYear
    1999
  • Firstpage
    543
  • Lastpage
    546
  • Abstract
    This paper discusses the issue of physics-based analysis of RF MOSFETs´ performance and proposes a simple approach that makes use of DC simulations for the estimation of the main RF figures of merit. The approach is validated versus distributed AC analysis and applications are reported in order to discuss transit time effects in MOSFETs and the trends connected to geometry scaling. Projections of the impact of scaling on the performance of low-noise amplifiers are provided.
  • Keywords
    MOSFET; carrier lifetime; circuit simulation; radiofrequency amplifiers; semiconductor device models; DC simulations; RF figures of merit; RF performance; distributed AC analysis; drift diffusion; low-noise amplifiers; physics-based analysis; quasi-static charge control model; scaling effects; small geometry MOSFET; transit time effects; Analytical models; Delay; FETs; Geometry; High definition video; Low-noise amplifiers; MOSFETs; Performance analysis; Radio frequency; Solid modeling;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electron Devices Meeting, 1999. IEDM '99. Technical Digest. International
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5410-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEDM.1999.824212
  • Filename
    824212