• DocumentCode
    2608432
  • Title

    Do hot electrons produce excess noise?

  • Author

    Jungemann, Christoph ; Meinerzhagen, Bernd

  • Author_Institution
    NST, TU Braunschweig, Germany
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    12-16 Sept. 2005
  • Firstpage
    329
  • Lastpage
    332
  • Abstract
    The open question whether excess noise is due to hot electrons or not is addressed for the first time by solving the Langevin Boltzmann equation. Not only is the bulk case analyzed but also devices. In contrast to the well-known Monte Carlo method this new approach allows the investigation of the spatial origin of the terminal current noise. It is shown, that excess noise is mainly due to cold or warm electrons, whereas the contribution of hot electrons in a velocity-saturation region is negligible.
  • Keywords
    Boltzmann equation; Monte Carlo methods; hot carriers; semiconductor device models; semiconductor device noise; Langevin Boltzmann equation; excess noise; hot electrons; terminal current noise; velocity-saturation region; Analysis of variance; Boltzmann equation; Electrons; Fluctuations; Heat transfer; Impedance; Lattices; Monte Carlo methods; Scattering; Temperature sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid-State Device Research Conference, 2005. ESSDERC 2005. Proceedings of 35th European
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9203-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ESSDER.2005.1546652
  • Filename
    1546652