DC-RF performance improvement for strained 0.13 μm MOSFETs mounted on a flexible plastic substrate

被引:4
作者
Kao, H. L. [1 ]
Chin, Albert [1 ]
Liao, C. C. [1 ]
Tseng, Y. Y. [1 ]
McAlister, S. P. [2 ]
Chi, C. C. [3 ]
机构
[1] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Univ Syst Taiwan, Nanosci Tech Ctr,Dept Elect Engn, Hsinchu, Taiwan
[2] Natl Res Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
[3] Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Dept Phys, Hsinchu, Taiwan
来源
2006 IEEE MTT-S INTERNATIONAL MICROWAVE SYMPOSIUM DIGEST, VOLS 1-5 | 2006年
关键词
RF noise; associated gain; MOSFET; plastic;
D O I
10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249856
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
By applying 0.7% tensile strain to the flexible die of a 0.13 mu m thin-body (40 mu m) Si MOSFET mounted on plastic, both the DC and RF performance have been improved. The current I-d,I-sat was 14.3% higher, and f(T) increased from 103 to 118 GHz with NFmin decreasing from 0.89 to 0.75 dB at 10 GHz. These improvements are comparable with those for SiN-capped 90 nm strained-Si nMOS and consistent with device simulations. The approach has the advantages of better RF passive devices on the insulating plastic substrate and low cost.
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页数:2
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