Field plate optimization in low-power high-gain source-gated transistors

Sporea, RA, Shannon, JM, Silva, SRP, Trainor, MJ and Young, ND (2012) Field plate optimization in low-power high-gain source-gated transistors IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 59 (8). 2180 - 2186. ISSN 0018-9383

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Abstract

Source-gated transistors (SGTs) have potentially very high output impedance and low saturation voltages, which make them ideal as building blocks for high-performance analog circuits fabricated in thin-film technologies. The quality of saturation is greatly influenced by the design of the field-relief structure incorporated into the source electrode. Starting from measurements on self-aligned polysilicon structures, we show through numerical simulations how the field plate (FP) design can be improved. A simple source FP around 1 μm long situated several tens of nanometers above the semiconductor can increase the low-voltage intrinsic gain by more than two orders of magnitude and offers adequate tolerance to process variations in a moderately scaled thin-film SGT. © 2012 IEEE.

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Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences > Electronic Engineering > Advanced Technology Institute > Nano-Electronics Centre
Depositing User:	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited:	23 Oct 2012 09:34
Last Modified:	23 Sep 2013 19:39
URI:	http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/721638

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