Semiconductor Engineering 1 Final (2019/06/10) 이종창 교수
1.(30points) One curve of an n-channel MOSFET is characterized by the following parameters:
IDS(sat)=0.1mA, VG=1V, and VT=0.2V.
① What is the saturation Drain-to-Source Voltage VDS(sat)?
VDS sat. VGS VT 1V 0.2V 0.8V
② If VG =2V and VDS =1V, determine IDS and the transconductance.
0.1mA
I DS , sat K n VGS VT K n
2
0.1562mS/V
0.82
I DS ,linear K n 2 VGS VT VDS VDS
2
0.1562 2 2 0.2 1 12 0.4062mA
g m linear K n 2 VGS VT VDS 0.1562 2 2 0.2 1 0.2499mS
③ If VG =2V and VDS =2V, determine IDS and the transconductance.
2
I DS K n VGS VT 0.1562 2 0.2 0.5061mA
2
g m sat. K n 2 VGS VT 0.1562 2 2 0.2 0.5623mS
2.(30points) Consider an Al gate on a p-type Si doped to NA=1016 cm-3. Assume Qss’=1011 cm-2, the
oxide thickness is tox=20nm, ox = 3.9o and Si = 11.7o. ms is as shown. kT/q = 0.026 V and ni =
1.5 1010 cm-3 at 300K.
① Calculate the Threshold voltage VT.
max
QSD Q
VT ss ms 2 FP
Cox Cox
(4.8071e-8 1.6e-8) /1.7265e-7 0.9 + 2 0.3487 0.0168V
kT N a 1e16
FP ln 0.026 ln 0.3487V
q ni 1.5e10
1/ 2
4 s F
max qN a xdT qN a
QSD P
1.6e-19 1016 4 11.7 8.85e-14 0.3487 4.8071e-8[C/cm 2 ]
qNa
ox 3.9 8.85e-14
Cox 1.7265e 7[F/cm 2 ]
tox 20e-7
1.6e-19 1011 1.6e-8[C/cm 2 ]
Qss
② Calculate the Threshold voltage VT when the Source-to-Body Voltage VSB=2V.
2q s N a
VT 2 Fp VSB 2 Fp
Cox
2 1.6e-19 11.7 8.85e-14 1016
2 0.3487 2 2 0.3487
1.7265e-7
0.2693V
VT VT 0 VT 0.0168V+0.2693V=0.2565V
③ The channel length modulation can be expressed as: 2 s
L Fp VDS ,sat VDS Fp VDS ,sat
qN A
If L=1.0m, VDS,sat=2V, VDS=5V, calculate the channel length modulation parameter .
2 s
L Fp VDS ,sat VDS Fp VDS ,sat
qN A
2 11.7 8.85e-14
16
0.3487 2 3 0.3487 2
1.6e-19 10
2.8068e-5[cm]
L 2.8068e-5
0.0561[V 1 ]
L VDS 1e-4 5
3.(40points) An n-channel MOSFET has the following parameters: tox=20nm, ox=3.9o, n=8500
cm2/V s, L=0.1m, W=1m, rs=1rd=0, VT=0.2V, RL=50Assume that CgsT=(2/3)CoxWL and
CgdT=(1/3) CoxWL, and the transistor is biased in the saturation region at VGS=1V.
① Plot the small-signal equivalent circuit.
② Calculate the transconductance, gm(sat).
W n Cox
g m sat. VGS VT
L
1 104 8500 3.9 8.85e-14
1 0.2 0.0117[S] = 11.7[mS]
0.1 104 20e-7
③ Calculate the low frequency voltage gain, Av=vds/vgs.
V gm 0.0117
Avs ds g m rds RL RL 50 0.5782
Vgs 1 g m rs 1 0.0117 1
④ Calculate the cut-off frequency fT.
gm 0.0117 0.0117
fT
2 C gsT C gdT
2 (Cox W L) 2 ( 3.9 8.85e-14 1e-4 0.1e-4)
20e-7
1.0785e13 10.7[THz]