Title :
CMOS compatible fabrication of flexible and semi-transparent FeRAM on ultra-thin bulk monocrystalline silicon (100) fabric
Author :
Ghoneim, M.T. ; Hanna, Amir N. ; Hussain, M.M.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Program, King Abdullah Univ. of Sci. & Technol. (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
Commercialization of flexible electronics requires reliable, high performance, ultra-compact and low power devices. To achieve them, we fabricate traditional electronics on bulk mono-crystalline silicon (100) and transform the top portion into an ultra-thin flexible silicon fabric with pre-fabricated devices, preserving ultra-large-scale-integration density and same device performance. This can be done in a cost effective manner due to its full compatibility with standard CMOS processes. In this paper, using the same approach, for the first time we demonstrate a ferroelectric random access memory (FeRAM) cell on flexible silicon fabric platform and assess its functionality and practical potential.
Keywords :
CMOS memory circuits; elemental semiconductors; ferroelectric storage; integrated circuit reliability; low-power electronics; random-access storage; silicon; CMOS compatible fabrication; Si; bulk monocrystalline silicon; ferroelectric random access memory cell; flexible FeRAM cell; flexible electronic commercialization; flexible silicon fabric platform; low-power device reliability; pre-fabricated devices; semitransparent FeRAM cell; standard CMOS process; ultralarge-scale-integration density; ultrathin bulk monocrystalline silicon fabric; ultrathin-flexible silicon fabric; Fabrics; Ferroelectric films; Nonvolatile memory; Polymers; Random access memory; Silicon; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), 2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
DOI :
10.1109/NANO.2014.6967961