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1 Introduction: Barriers Preventing CMOS Device Technology from Moving Forward |
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1 | (18) |
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1 | (2) |
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1.2 Overview of the Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET) |
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3 | (9) |
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1.2.1 Energy Crisis in MOSFET |
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1.2.2 Thin Body MOSFETs Allow CMOS Technology to Move Forward Aggressively |
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8 | (1) |
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1.2.3 A New Class of Switch Enables CMOS Technology to Move Forward |
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9 | (3) |
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1.3 Process-Induced Variation |
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12 | (3) |
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1.3.1 Process-Induced Systematic Variation |
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13 | (1) |
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1.3.2 Process-Induced Random Variation |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (4) |
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Part I Understanding of Process-Induced Random Variation |
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2 Line Edge Roughness (LER) |
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19 | (18) |
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19 | (1) |
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2.2 Physical Origin of Line Edge Roughness |
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20 | (4) |
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2.2.1 LER of Mask Patterns |
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21 | (1) |
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2.2.2 Variations in the Dose of Light Exposure |
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21 | (1) |
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2.2.3 LER Generation in Chemically Amplified (CA) Resists |
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22 | (1) |
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2.2.4 Intrinsic Roughness of the Resist |
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23 | (1) |
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2.3 Characterization of Line Edge Roughness |
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24 | (5) |
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2.3.1 Line Edge Roughness (LER) |
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24 | (3) |
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2.3.2 Line Width Roughness (LWR) |
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27 | (2) |
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2.4 Impact of Double Patterning on Line Edge Roughness |
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29 | (3) |
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2.4.1 Double Pattern and Double Etching |
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29 | (2) |
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2.4.2 Self-aligned Double Patterning |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (5) |
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3 Random Dopant Fluctuation (RDF) |
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37 | (16) |
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37 | (2) |
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3.2 Physical Origin of Random Dopant Fluctuation |
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39 | (4) |
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3.2.1 Ion Implantation Step |
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39 | (1) |
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3.2.2 Annealing Step for Repairing Damage and Activating Impurities |
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40 | (3) |
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3.3 Characterization of Random Dopant Fluctuation (RDF) |
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43 | (8) |
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3.3.1 Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) Simulation |
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44 | (3) |
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47 | (4) |
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51 | (2) |
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4 Work Function Variation (WFV) |
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53 | (18) |
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53 | (2) |
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4.2 The Physical Origins of WFV |
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55 | (4) |
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4.2.1 Characteristics of Metal Grains |
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55 | (1) |
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4.2.2 Dependence of the Metal Work Function on the Grain Orientation |
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56 | (2) |
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4.2.3 Impact of WFV on VTH Variation |
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58 | (1) |
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4.3 Characterization of WFV |
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59 | (6) |
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4.3.1 Statistical Analysis |
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59 | (2) |
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4.3.2 Ratio of Average Grain Size to Gate Area (RGG) |
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61 | (4) |
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65 | (6) |
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Part II Variation-Aware Advanced CMOS Devices |
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71 | (20) |
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71 | (1) |
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5.2 RDF in Tri-Gate Mosfet |
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72 | (5) |
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5.3 LER in Tri-Gate Mosfet |
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77 | (4) |
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5.4 WFV in Tri-Gate Mosfet |
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81 | (7) |
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88 | (3) |
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6 Quasi-Planar Trigate (QPT) Bulk Mosfet |
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91 | (12) |
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91 | (1) |
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6.2 Fabrication of a QPT Bulk Mosfet |
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92 | (1) |
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6.3 Results and Discussion |
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6.3.1 Improved Performance in QPT Bulk Mosfet (Vs. Conventional Mosfet) |
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93 | (2) |
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6.3.2 Suppressed VT Variation by the QPT Structure |
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95 | (1) |
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6.3.3 Improved Short Channel Effect in the QPT Bulk Mosfet |
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96 | (1) |
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6.3.4 Increased Narrow Width Effect in the QPT Bulk Mosfet |
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97 | (1) |
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6.3.5 A Compact Model for the QPT Bulk Mosfet |
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98 | (1) |
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6.4 Benefits of the Quasi-Planar Bulk CMOS Technology for 6T-SRAM |
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99 | (1) |
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6.4.1 Yield Enhancement in the QPT-Based 6-T SRAM Bit Cells |
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99 | (1) |
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6.4.2 Scaling of the Power Supply Voltage (VDD) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (3) |
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103 | (20) |
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103 | (2) |
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7.2 Random Dopant Fluctuation (RDF) in TFET |
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105 | (4) |
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7.3 Line Edge Roughness (LER) in TFET |
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109 | (4) |
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7.4 Work-Function Variation (WFV) in TFET |
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113 | (6) |
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119 | (4) |
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Part III Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) Based on Advanced CMOS Devices |
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8 Applications in Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) |
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123 | (1) |
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8.2 The Operating Principle of SRAM |
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124 | (6) |
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125 | (3) |
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128 | (2) |
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8.3 Metrics for SRAM Read/Write Noise Margin |
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130 | (6) |
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8.3.1 Conventional Metrics for SRAM Read/Write Operation |
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131 | (2) |
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8.3.2 Large-Scale Metrics for SRAM Read/Write Operation |
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133 | (3) |
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8.4 SRAM Yield Estimation Techniques |
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136 | (3) |
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8.4.1 Compact Model for Mosfet |
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136 | (1) |
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8.4.2 Standard Monte Carlo Simulation |
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137 | (1) |
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8.4.3 Worst Case Sampling Method |
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138 | (1) |
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