论文信息 - Transconductance enhancement in deep submicron strained Si n-MOSFETs

Transconductance enhancement in deep submicron strained Si n-MOSFETs

We report the first measurements on deep submicron strained-Si n-MOSFETs. In spite of the high channel doping and vertical effective fields, electron mobility is enhanced by /spl sim/75% compared to typical MOSFET mobilities. The extrinsic transconductance is increased by /spl sim/45% for channel lengths of 0.1 /spl mu/m, when AC measurements are used to reduce self-heating effects. The improved transconductance demonstrates the use of strain-induced enhancements in both mobility and high-field transport to increase the average electron velocity, while maintaining the channel doping required to suppress short channel effects.

K. Rim | J. Hoyt | J. Gibbons

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