High performance 0.1- mu m room temperature Si MOSFETs

Abstract

The design and implementation of 0.15- mu m-channel N-MOSFETs with very high current drive and good short channel behavior at room temperature are discussed. Measured subthreshold characteristics show a slope of 84 mV/dec and a shift for 75 mV for Delta V/sub ds/=1 V. A peak g/sub m/ of 570 mS/mm was recorded, leading to a unity-current-gain cutoff frequency (f/sub T/) of 89 GHz. Key process steps include the formation of 40-AA gate oxides and sub-500-AA junctions. Vertical doping engineering was used to minimize doping at the surface and beneath the junctions, while maintaining good turn-off characteristics.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>