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8 - Modeling AC Operation in Symmetric Double-Gate and Nanowire JL FETs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2018

Farzan Jazaeri
Affiliation:
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Jean-Michel Sallese
Affiliation:
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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Summary

In addition to analytical DC models of junctionless FETs, the design of analog and digital circuits requires accurate modeling of AC characteristics as well. Adopting the charge–voltage relationships presented in Chapter 3, a complete analytical model for transcapacitances valid in all regions of operation is derived for double-gate and nanowire junctionless FETs here.

The charge-based model presented in Chapter 3 covers depletion and accumulation modes. However, at flat-band the derivative of the charge densities with respect to the potential equals, exceeding the theoretical value (but continuity of the charge and derivatives is still preserved). This mismatch around the flat-band prevents obtaining accurate derivatives of the mobile charge density with respect to the applied voltages. In addition, as soon as is increased, the nonuniformity of the channel must also be taken into account to evaluate the equivalent charge densities on the different nodes. Here, a detailed treatment of the charges distribution and partitioning scheme inside the channel of junctionless FETs is given and used to derive a complete small signal-equivalent circuit.

Transcapacitance Matrix in Symmetric Double-Gate FETs

A general analysis of transadmittances is reviewed for symmetric double-gate fieldeffect transistors (see Figure 8.1), no matter the principle of operation (inversion, accumulation, and depletion). The inherent symmetry and the lack of a bulk reference for these architectures results in some unique properties of the matrix transadmittance.

In a harmonic analysis, small-signal current and voltages and are linearly dependent through the so-called Y-matrix transadmittance:

This Y-matrix can be split into two parts: a real number contribution dealing with conductances (matrix conductance) for the in-phase response of the signal and an imaginary number contribution dealing with capacitances for the out-phase contribution (capacitance matrix) (j denotes the imaginary unit and the angular frequency). For a typical MOSFET device with four terminals, gate (g), drain (d), source (s), and body (b), the and matrices have the following elements:

where the element represents the in-phase current response at node i upon a (small) voltage change at node j, which is a transconductance.

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