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TransistorSecondOrderEffects
ChannelLengthModulation:
Therearesomesubtletiestotheoperationofthetransistorinthesaturationregion.Thelengthofthechannelchangeswithchanging
valuesofVDS.AsthevalueofVDSisincreased,itcausesthedepletionregionoftheDrainjunctiontogrow.Thisreducesthelengthofthe
channelwhichimpactscurrent.Themodelcurrentequationmustbemodiedto
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length.Theeectsofchannellengthmodulationbecomemorepronouncedforsmallerfeaturesizes.Thus,whenahighimpedancecurrent
sourceisrequired,longerchanneltransistorsareused.
VelocitySaturation:
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ForhighVDS,carriersexperiencehigherlateralelectricelds.Carriervelocityincreaseswithincreasinglateralelectricelds.However,
oncethecriticallateralelectriceldisreached,thevelocityofthecarriersdoesnotincreaseanyfurther.Thisiscausedbyanincreasedrate
ofcollisionandcarriersca ering.Thecurrentdoesnotincreaseattheexpectedrate.Rather,thecurrentincreasesveryli le,ifatall.
MobilityDegradation:
WithincreasingVGS,verticalelectriceldsincrease.Thisincreasecausesariseinthenumberofcarriercollisions,whichdegradescarrier
mobility.Thecurrentowingthroughthetransistoristhereforethanthatexpectedbytheidealmodels.Mobilitydecreaseswith
increasingtemperature.
ThresholdVoltage:
Thethresholdvoltageisthevalueofgatevoltage(VGS)atwhichstronginversionoccurs.Inotherwords,thisisthevoltageatwhichthe
transistorbeginstoconductcurrent.TheThresholdVoltagedependson:
Thicknessoftheoxidelayer
Chargeoftheimpuritiestrappedbetweenthesiliconandtheoxide
Dosageofionsimplantedforthresholdadjustment
SourcetoBulkVoltage
Thechannelstrengthandthethresholdvoltagecanbechangedthroughapplicationofappropriatevoltagetothebodyterminalofthe
MOSFET.Thisisknownasthebodyeect.
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Forgatevoltageslessthanthresholdvoltage,currentdropsoexponentiallyandasfeaturesizesdecreasethewayMOSFETsbehavein
thisregionbecomesimportant.ThetransistorconductssomecurrentbeforeVGS=Vt.Thisiscalledsubthresholdconduction.
ShortChannelEffects:
Forsmalltransistorsizes,thedepletionregionsofthesourceandthedrainjunctionsbecomerelativelymoreimportant.Thesedepletion 2/8
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Forsmalltransistorsizes,thedepletionregionsofthesourceandthedrainjunctionsbecomerelativelymoreimportant.Thesedepletion
regionscausepartofthechannelbelowthegatetobealreadydepletedandhenceasmallerthresholdvoltageisrequiredtocause
inversion.
ArelatedconsiderationistheeectthatVDShasonthethresholdvoltage.AsVDSrises,thedrainjunctiongetsincreasinglyreverse
biased.Thisincreasestheextenttowhichthedepletionregionextendsunderthegate.Sinceashorterchannelwillnowsucetoachieve
inversion,thethresholdvoltageisfoundtodecreasewithincreasingVDS.ThiseectisknownasDrainInducedBarrierLowering(DIBL).
Forhighenoughvaluesofdrainvoltage,thesourceanddrainregionscangetshortedtogetherinaneectcalledpunchthrough.Thismay
resultinpermanentdamagetothedevice.Fromacellperspective,DIBLmanifestsitselfasanoisesource.
NarrowChannelEffects:
Thedepletionregionofthechannelextendssomewhatundertheisolatingeldoxide(widthwise).Thegatevoltagemustsupportthis
extradepletionchargetosupportaconductingchannel.Theextragatevoltagerequiredcausesanincreaseinthresholdvoltage.Indevices
havingsimilarWandL(small),thismightcancelouttheeectthatshortchannelshaveonthresholdvoltages.(Dierentfromshort
channeleects)
Leakage:
ThesourceanddraindiusionsareinreversebiaswhenthedeviceisOFF,andsomeleakagecurrentowsthroughthesejunctions.This
canleadtopowerdissipationevenwhilethetransistorsarenotinuse.Aconsiderationthathasrecentlybecomeofsomesignicanceisthe
gateleakagecurrent.Electronstunnelthroughthegateoxideleadinggreaterpowerdissipationandsometimesevenincorrectoperation.
Thisisavoidedthroughtheuseofhighkdielectrics.
Thresholdvoltagedecreaseswithrisingtemperature.Thisimpactsperformance.
HighThresholdVoltage:Lowleakage,slowswitching
LowThresholdVoltage:Highleakage,fastswitching
TemperatureDependence:
CarrierMobility:Decreaseswithtemperature
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CarrierMobility:Decreaseswithtemperature
ThresholdVoltage:Decreaseswithtemperature
JunctionLeakage:Increaseswithtemperature
VelocitySaturation:Occurssoonerwithhighertemperature
Subthresholdconduction:Increasesexponentiallywithtemperature.Thismeansthatatlowtemperatures,lowerthresholdvoltages
canbeused
Mostwearoutmechanismsaretemperaturedependentsotransistorsaremorereliableatlowertemperatures.
HotCarrierEffects:
Thehotcarriereectcancausethethresholdvoltageofadevicetodriftovertime.Smallerdevicesmeanthatcarriersexperiencehigher
electricelds.Thisisbecausewhiledevicesizeshavescaled,powersignalvoltageshavenotscaledatthesamerate.Thesehighelectric
eldscancauseelectronstobecomehot.Theseelectronshaveveryhighenergy,andcantunnelintothegateoxide.Theseelectrons,
trappedinthegateoxide,cancauseariseintheVtofadevice.
Toavoidthis,designersusespeciallyengineereddrainandsourceregionstoensurethatthestrengthoftheelectriceldsarelimitedsoas
toavoidthegenerationofhotcarriers.
Electromigration:
Highcurrentdensitiescausemetalatomstomigrateovertimeinthedirectionofelectronow.Thiscausesawearoutofmetal
interconnect.ThisisparticularlysevereinaluminiumwiresbutthiscanbealleviatedbyusingAlCuorAlSialloys.Electromigrationis
notmuchofaproblemforCuwiring.
CMOSLatchup:
TheMOSprocesscontainsinherentbipolartransistorsthatcanbeparticularlytroublesomeiftheyformthenpnparrangementofa
thyristor.TheycantriggerthyristorlikeactivityandresultintheshortingofVDDwithVSS.Theeectscanbeassevereasthedestruction
ofthechip,oratbestasystemfailurethatcanonlyberesolvedbyapowerdown.Thiscanbeavoidedby:
Providingnumerouswellandsubstratecontacts
Surrounddevicescarryingalotofcurrent,suchasI/Odrivers,withguardrings
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Surrounddevicescarryingalotofcurrent,suchasI/Odrivers,withguardrings
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