Steep switching hybrid phase transition FETs (Hyper-FET) for low power applications: A device-circuit co-design perspective-part i

Ahmedullah Aziz, Nikhil Shukla, Suman Datta, Sumeet Kumar Gupta

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    Abstract

    Hybrid-phase-transition FETs (Hyper-FETs) are recently proposed steep switching devices that utilize the phase transition materials (PTM) to achieve a boost in the ratio of ON (ION) and OFF currents (IOFF). Prototypical demonstrations of the Hyper-FET have shown performance improvement in comparison with conventional transistors, which motivates the evaluation of its device-circuit design space. In part I, we analyze the device aspects establishing the effects of the resistivity and phase transition thresholds of the PTM on the characteristics of Hyper-FETs. Our analysis shows that the ratio of insulating and metallic state resistivity (ρINS and ρMET respectively) of the PTM needs to be higher than the ION IOFF of its host transistor to achieve performance improvement in Hyper-FET. For a host transistor with IOFF = 0.051μ Aμm and ION = 191.5μA/μm , ρMET < ∼ 2 × 10-3 Ω.cm and ∼ 7.5Ω.cm < ρINS <20,000 Ω.cm is required to achieve proper device functionality with a boost in ION/IOFF. Additionally, we establish the ranges of phase transition thresholds that yield proper functionality of the Hyper-FETs considering different IOFF targets. The methodology of choosing appropriate PTM geometry to achieve the target device characteristics is also described. We show that with proper design, Hyper-FETs achieve 94% larger ION at iso-IOFF compared with a FinFET. We examine the circuit design aspects of Hyper-FET in part II.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Article number7815343
    Pages (from-to)1350-1357
    Number of pages8
    JournalIEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
    Volume64
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Mar 2017

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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