Extraction of virtual-source injection velocity in sub-100 nm III-V HFETs

D. H. Kim, J. A. Del Alamo, D. A. Antoniadis, B. Brar

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Abstract

We have experimentally extracted the virtual-source electron injection velocity, vx0, of various III-V HFETs at room temperature. This is the carrier velocity that matters for logic applications of these transistors. Sub-100 nm devices with μn > 10,000 cm2/V-s exhibit vx0 in excess of 3 × 107 cm/s even at VDD = 0.5 V. This is over 2 times that of state-of-the-art Si devices at VDD > 1. We have verified our extraction methodology for vx0 by building a simple charge-based semiempirical model for the I-V characteristics of III-V HFETs. This model yields an excellent description of the entire I-V characteristics of the devices from subthreshold to inversion and from linear to saturation regimes with fitted electron velocities that are very close to those independently obtained through our proposed extraction methodology.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2009 - Technical Digest
Pages35.4.1-35.4.4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2009 International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2009 - Baltimore, MD, United States
Duration: 7 Dec 20099 Dec 2009

Publication series

NameTechnical Digest - International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM
ISSN (Print)0163-1918

Conference

Conference2009 International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore, MD
Period7/12/099/12/09

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