Spacer thickness optimization for FinFET-based logic and memories: A device- circuit co-design approach

Sumeet Kumar Gupta, Kaushik Roy

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Abstract

We present device-circuit co-design techniques for FinFETs, based on spacer thickness optimization. We show that short channel effects in deeply scaled technologies can be mitigated by engineering the spacer thickness to introduce a gate underlap. FinFETs with symmetric and asymmetric gate underlap are presented and their device characteristics are analyzed. The implication of introducing underlap in FinFETs on circuit design is also discussed. We show that spacer thickness optimization leads to 86% lower leakage and 14% lower dynamic energy consumption with comparable performance. We also present the benefits of FinFETs with asymmetric gate underlap in mitigating the read-write conflict in 6T SRAMs. This technique enhances the read stability by 10% with only 3% lower write margin compared to standard FinFET SRAM. In addition, 58% reduction in leakage, 3% lower write time and 3% higher hold stability is achieved at the cost of 19% higher access time and 4% larger area.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationDielectric Materials and Metals for Nanoelectronics and Photonics 10
Pages187-192
Number of pages6
Volume50
Edition4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2012
EventSymposium on Dielectric Materials and Metals for Nanoelectronics and Photonics - 10 - 222nd ECS Meeting - Honolulu, HI, United States
Duration: Oct 7 2012Oct 12 2012

Other

OtherSymposium on Dielectric Materials and Metals for Nanoelectronics and Photonics - 10 - 222nd ECS Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu, HI
Period10/7/1210/12/12

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

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