IEICE Transactions on Electronics
Online ISSN : 1745-1353
Print ISSN : 0916-8524
Special Section on Fundamentals and Applications of Advanced Semiconductor Devices
Performance of Gate-All-Around Tunneling Field-Effect Transistors Based on Si1-x Gex Layer
Jae Sung LEEIn Man KANG
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2012 Volume E95.C Issue 5 Pages 814-819

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Electrical performances of gate-all-around (GAA) tunneling field-effect transistors (TFETs) based on a silicon germanium (Si1-xGex) layer have been investigated in terms of subthreshold swing (SS), on/off current ratio, on-state current (Ion). Cut-off frequency (fT) and maximum oscillation frequency (fmax) were demonstrated from small-signal parameters such as effective gate resistance (Rg), gate-drain capacitance (Cgd), and transconductance (gm). According to the technology computer-aided design (TCAD) simulation results, the current drivability, fT, and fmax of GAA TFETs based on Si1-xGex layer were higher than those of GAA TFETs based on silicon. The simulated devices had 60nm channel length and 10nm channel radius. A GAA TFET with x =0.4 had maximum Ion of 51.4µA/µm, maximum fT of 72GHz, and maximum fmax of 610GHz. Additionally, improvements of performance at the presented device with PNPN junctions were demonstrated in terms of Ion, SS, fT, and fmax. When the device was designed with x =0.4 and n+ layer width (Wn) =6nm, it shows Ion of 271µA/µm, fT of 245GHz, and fmax of 1.49THz at an operating bias (VGS=VDS=1.0V).

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