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1 Scaling of a MOS Transistor |
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1.2 International Technology Road Map for Semiconductor (ITRS) and Its Projections |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (7) |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (1) |
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1.3.4 Channel Creation (Inversion) |
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1.3.5 Inversion Charge Density |
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6 | (1) |
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1.3.8 Explicit Surface Potential |
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1.3.9 Threshold Voltage (VTh) |
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8 | (1) |
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1.3.10 Substrate Bias Effect |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (2) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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1.6.1 Constant Field Scaling |
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13 | (1) |
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1.6.2 Constant Voltage Scaling |
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14 | (1) |
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1.7 Short Channel Effects or Penalties of Scaling |
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14 | (4) |
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1.7.1 Carrier Field Mobility Reduction |
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14 | (1) |
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1.7.2 Channel Length Modulation (CLM) |
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15 | (1) |
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1.7.3 Drain Induced Barrier Lowering (DIBL) |
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16 | (1) |
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1.7.4 Gate Oxide Tunneling |
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16 | (1) |
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1.7.5 Inversion Layer Quantization |
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16 | (1) |
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1.7.7 Source and Drain Resistance Effect |
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17 | (1) |
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1.7.8 Poly-Si Depletion Layer Effect |
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17 | (1) |
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1.7.9 Punch-Through Effect |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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1.7.11 Thermodynamic Effects |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (5) |
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1.8.1 Threshold Voltage Based Model |
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19 | (3) |
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1.8.2 Potential Based Model |
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22 | (1) |
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1.9 Comparison of MOSFET Models |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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2 Nanoscale Effects: Gate Oxide Leakage Currents |
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25 | (12) |
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25 | (1) |
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2.2 Gate Oxide Tunneling Phenomenon |
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26 | (2) |
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2.2.1 FN Tunneling in a MOSFET |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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2.3 Impact of Gate Oxide Tunneling |
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28 | (1) |
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2.4 Models for QMDT in Gate Oxides |
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28 | (2) |
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29 | (1) |
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2.4.2 Philips MOS Model 11 |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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2.5 Analytical Modeling of QMDT: A Case Study |
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30 | (5) |
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31 | (2) |
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2.5.2 Gate Oxide Tunneling with Depletion in the Poly-Si Gate |
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33 | (2) |
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2.6 Impact of Other Parameters on QMDT Current Density |
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35 | (1) |
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2.6.1 Tunneling in Germanium (Ge) MOSFETs |
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35 | (1) |
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2.6.2 Impact of Gate Length Effect (Fringing Field Effect) on Gate Oxide QMDT Current Density |
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35 | (1) |
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2.6.3 Impact of Image Force Barrier Lowering on QMDT Current Density |
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35 | (1) |
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2.6.4 Tunneling Impact on the CMOS Circuits |
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35 | (1) |
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2.7 Tunneling in Multiple Gate MOSFETs |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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3 Nanoscale Effects: Inversion Layer Quantization |
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37 | (24) |
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37 | (1) |
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3.2 Inversion Layer Quantization in the Substrate |
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37 | (3) |
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3.2.1 Displacement of Inversion Charge Density into the Bulk |
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38 | (1) |
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3.2.2 Poly-Si Gate Depletion and Quantization |
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39 | (1) |
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3.2.3 Threshold Voltage Shift |
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40 | (1) |
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3.3 Inversion Layer Quantization Modeling Approaches |
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40 | (1) |
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3.4 Inversion Layer Quantization Existing Models |
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41 | (7) |
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41 | (1) |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (3) |
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3.4.4 Variation Approximation for n-Channel MOSFET |
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45 | (2) |
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3.4.5 Inversion Layer Quantization in p-Channel MOSFET |
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47 | (1) |
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3.4.6 TWA Approach for Hole Quantization |
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47 | (1) |
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3.5 Effect of Crystallography |
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48 | (2) |
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3.6 Inversion Layer Centroid |
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50 | (1) |
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3.7 Inversion Layer Quantization on C-V Characteristics |
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51 | (5) |
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3.7.1 p-Channel MOSFET C-V Modeling |
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54 | (1) |
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3.7.2 C-V Analysis in Poly Quantization |
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54 | (2) |
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3.8 Effect on Threshold Voltage |
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56 | (2) |
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3.9 Effect on Drain Current |
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58 | (2) |
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3.9.1 Impact on Carrier Mobility |
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59 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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4 Dielectrics for Nanoelectronics |
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61 | (12) |
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61 | (1) |
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4.2 Properties of High-κ Dielectrics |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (5) |
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4.3.1 Hafnium Oxide (HfO2) |
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63 | (1) |
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4.3.2 Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) |
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63 | (1) |
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4.3.3 Lanthanum Oxide (La2O3) |
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64 | (1) |
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4.3.4 Zirconium Oxide (ZrO2) |
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64 | (1) |
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4.3.5 Praseodymium Oxide (Pr2O3) |
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64 | (1) |
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4.3.6 Tantalum Pent Oxide (Ta2O5) |
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64 | (1) |
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4.3.7 Titanium Oxide (TiO2) |
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64 | (1) |
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4.3.8 Yttrium Oxide (Y2O3) |
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64 | (4) |
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4.4 Limitations of High-κ Dielectrics |
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68 | (1) |
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4.4.1 Exact Calculation of EOT |
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68 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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4.4.4 Bandgap and Band Offset |
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69 | (1) |
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4.4.5 Threshold Voltage Pinning |
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69 | (1) |
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4.5 Selection Criterion for High-Kκ Dielectric |
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69 | (2) |
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69 | (1) |
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4.5.2 Thermodynamic Stability on Si |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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4.6 Deposition Techniques |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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4.8 Types of Low-κ Dielectrics |
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72 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (12) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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5.3 Ge-MOSFET Existing Models |
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74 | (7) |
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5.3.1 QMEs in Ge-MOSFETs: A Case Study |
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76 | (5) |
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81 | (2) |
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5.4.1 HfO2 Dielectric Ge-MOSFET |
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81 | (1) |
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5.4.2 Ge Oxy Nitride Gate Dielectric Based Ge-MOSFET |
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82 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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5.4.4 WN/Al2O3/AIN Ge-MOSFETs |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (2) |
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6 Biaxial s-Si Technology |
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85 | (48) |
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85 | (1) |
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6.2 History of Biaxial s-Si Technology |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (2) |
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6.3.1 Physics of Biaxial Strain |
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87 | (1) |
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6.3.2 Strain Effect on Mobility |
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88 | (1) |
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6.4 Biaxial s-Si MOSFET Structures |
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89 | (6) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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6.4.3 s-SiGe on Insulator Device Structure |
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91 | (1) |
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6.4.4 Germanium-Free SSOI |
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91 | (1) |
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6.4.5 Hetero-structure MOSFET |
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92 | (1) |
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6.4.6 Fabrication of s-SOI Substrates |
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93 | (1) |
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6.4.7 Supercritical s-Si Technology |
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94 | (1) |
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6.4.8 Hybrid Orientation Technology (HOT) |
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95 | (1) |
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6.5 Carrier Mobility Models for Biaxial s-Si MOSFETs |
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95 | (10) |
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6.5.1 Numerical Mobility Models |
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95 | (3) |
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6.5.2 Empirical Mobility Models |
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98 | (4) |
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6.5.3 Analytical Mobility Models |
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102 | (3) |
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6.6 Analytical Mobility Model: A Case Study of n-Channel MOSFET |
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105 | (10) |
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6.6.1 Effective Electrical Field (Es) |
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106 | (1) |
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6.6.2 Depletion Charge Density (Qd) |
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106 | (1) |
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6.6.3 Hetero-interface I: p-Type Substrate and the SiGe Relaxed Layer p-Type |
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107 | (1) |
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6.6.4 Hetero-interface II: SiGe Relaxed Layer p-Type and p-Type s-Si |
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108 | (1) |
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6.6.5 Hetero-interface III: p-Type s-Si/SiO2 |
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108 | (1) |
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6.6.6 Inversion Charge Density (Qi) |
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109 | (6) |
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6.7 Analytical Threshold Voltage Model: A Case Study of n-Channel MOSFET |
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115 | (5) |
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6.8 Analytical Hole Mobility Model: A Case Study of p-Channel s-Si MOSFET |
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120 | (11) |
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6.8.1 Effect of Phonon Scattering on Mobility |
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121 | (1) |
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6.8.2 Effect of Surface Roughness Scattering on Mobility |
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121 | (1) |
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6.8.3 Effect of Coulomb Scattering on Mobility |
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122 | (3) |
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6.8.4 Inversion Hole Density |
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125 | (6) |
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131 | (2) |
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7 Uniaxial s-Si Technology |
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133 | (20) |
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133 | (1) |
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7.2 Types of Uniaxial Strain |
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133 | (2) |
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7.2.1 Uniaxial Strain Through SiGe S/D |
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133 | (1) |
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7.2.2 Uniaxial Strain Through Si3N4 Capping Layer |
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134 | (1) |
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7.3 Effect of Strain on Band Structure |
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135 | (1) |
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7.4 Problems of Strain Technology |
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135 | (1) |
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7.5 Current Standard MOSFET Models |
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135 | (2) |
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7.5.1 Charge Based MOSFET Model |
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136 | (1) |
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7.5.2 Potential Based MOSFET Model |
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137 | (1) |
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7.5.3 Conductance Based MOSFET Model |
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137 | (1) |
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7.6 Mobility Models Under Uniaxial Strain |
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137 | (1) |
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7.6.1 Experimental Results |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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7.7 Analytical Model: A Case Study of Electron Mobility Under Uniaxial Strain |
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138 | (7) |
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7.7.1 Phonon Scattering Due to Lattice Vibrations |
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138 | (1) |
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7.7.2 Surface Roughness Scattering |
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139 | (1) |
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7.7.3 Coulomb Scattering Due to Impurity Scattering |
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139 | (1) |
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7.7.4 Effective Surface Electrical Field |
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140 | (1) |
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7.7.5 Depletion Charge Density (Qd) |
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140 | (1) |
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7.7.6 Inversion Charge Density |
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141 | (4) |
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7.8 Analytical Model: A Case Study of p-Channel MOSFET Under Uniaxial Strain |
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145 | (5) |
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7.8.1 Inversion Charge Density |
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147 | (3) |
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7.9 Analytical Model: A Case Study of Threshold Voltage and Drain Current of p-Channel MOSFET Under Uniaxial Strain |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (1) |
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8 Alternate Structures for Nanoelectronic Applications |
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153 | (16) |
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153 | (1) |
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8.2 Si on Insulator (SOI) |
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153 | (1) |
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8.3 Partially Depleted Si on Insulator (PD-SOI) |
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154 | (1) |
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8.4 Fully Depleted SOI (FD-SOI) |
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155 | (1) |
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8.5 Multiple Gate FET (MuGFET) |
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155 | (3) |
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156 | (1) |
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8.5.2 Tri-gate Transistors |
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157 | (1) |
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8.5.3 Gate-All-Around FETs (GAA-FET) |
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157 | (1) |
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8.6 Ballistic Effect MOS Transistors |
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158 | (2) |
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8.6.1 Existing Ballistic MOSFET Models |
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158 | (2) |
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8.7 Quantum-Effect Devices |
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160 | (3) |
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8.7.1 Solid-State Nanoelectronic Devices |
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160 | (1) |
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8.7.2 Single-Electron Transistors (SET) |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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8.7.4 Resonant-Tunneling Devices (RT Devices) |
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162 | (1) |
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8.7.5 Theory of Operation |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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8.8 Hybrid Microelectronic-Nanoelectronic Devices |
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163 | (1) |
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8.9 Quantum Dot (QD) Transistor |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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8.10 Drawbacks of Solid-State Nanoelectronic Devices |
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165 | (1) |
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8.11 Molecular Electronic Devices |
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166 | (1) |
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8.12 Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistor (CNTFETs) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (8) |
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169 | (1) |
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9.2 Evolution of Graphene Technology |
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170 | (1) |
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9.3 Technical Challenges of GFETs |
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171 | (2) |
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9.3.1 High-κ Dielectric Growth |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (1) |
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175 | (2) |
| Appendix |
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177 | (2) |
| References |
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179 | (16) |
| About the Editor |
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195 | (2) |
| Index |
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