A Continuous Compact DC Model for Dual-Independent-Gate FinFETs

Multiple-independent-gate (MIG) silicon FinFETs were recently shown capable of enabling: 1) device-level polarity control; 2) dynamic threshold modulation; and 3) subthreshold slope tuning down to ultra-steep-slope operation. These operation mechanisms can unlock a myriad of opportunities in digital as well as analog design. Here we discuss a continuous compact direct-current (dc) model, capable of describing the current-voltage characteristics of a class of MIG FinFETS, namely dual-independent-gate (DIG) FinFETs, over all its biasing design space. This model captures some of the unique features of DIG FinFETs including the dependence of its super-steep subthreshold swing on drain bias and polarity gate bias. An excellent agreement is shown between the model and measured experimental current-voltage characteristics in these devices. Moreover, the predictive nature of the model is evaluated by foreseeing the perspectives of DIG FinFETs as efficient RF detectors at very high frequencies.

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