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Comparison of

MOST and Bipolar transistor


models
Willy Sansen
KULeuven, ESAT-MICAS
Leuven, Belgium

willy.sansen@esat.kuleuven.be

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Table of contents

• Models of MOST transistors


• Models of Bipolar transistors
• Comparison of MOSTs and Bipolars

Ref.: W. Sansen : Analog Design Essentials, Springer 2006

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From Bipolar to MOST transistors

100 GHz GaAs


10~40 GHz 10~40 GHz
GaAs
BICMOS
2~10 GHz
BIP
1~2 GHz 1~2 GHz
BICMOS
200 MHz CMOS
CMOS

1994 2000
Ref.Toshiba

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The SIA roadmap

Year Lmin Bits/chip Trans/chip Clock Wiring


Pm Gb/chip millions/chip MHz

1995 0.35 0.064 4 300 4-5


1998 0.25 0.256 7 450 5
2001 0.18 1 13 600 5-6
2004 0.13 4 25 800 6
2007 0.09 16 50 1000 6-7
2010 0.065 64 90 1100 7-8
2003

Semiconductor Industry Association

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The law of Moore
10

L-Micron

Year
.1
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

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ISSCC 2005 paper distribution

40
Analog/RF
35

30

25
Digital
20

15

10

0
350 250 180 130 90 65 nm Lmin

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Price MPW silicon for different L (nm)

10000

Cost MPW $/sq.mm

1000

100
1000 nm 100

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MOST layout
B S G D S G+ D+

p+ n+ n+ n+ n+
p

p
WM

LM

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MOST layout : Cox and CD

G+
S D+
tox Cox Hsi
CD =
tsi
n+ n+
CD
Hox
Cox =
tox
p tsi
B CD
=n-1
Cox
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MOST layout : Cox and CD values
Hsi = 1 pF/cm
Hsi 2Hsi(I - VBD)
CD = tsi = Hox = 0.34 pF/cm
tsi qNB
I § 0.6 V
q = 1.6 10-19 C
Example : L = 0.35 Pm; W/L = 8
NB § 4 1017 cm-3
VBD = -3.3 V : tsi = 0.1 Pm
CD § 10 -7 F/cm2
Lmin
tox = tox = 7 nm
50 CD
Cox § 5 10 -7 F/cm2 = n - 1 § 0.2
Cox
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N-well CMOS technology

Gate oxyde

Polysilicon gate

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MOST IDS versus VGS and VDS

VDS = ct
IDS IDS VGS
linear
saturation
VGS

VGS

VGS

0 VT VGS 0 VDS
Saturation because high VDS
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Table of contents
• Models of MOST transistors
• MOST as a resistor
• MOST as an amplifier in strong inversion
• Transition weak inversion-strong inversion
• Transition strong inversion-velocity saturation
• Capacitances and fT
• Models of Bipolar transistors
• Comparison of MOSTs & Bipolar transistors

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MOST IDS versus VDS

IDS
linear
VDS > VGS-VT
saturation
Linear resistor VGS-VT
Ron = n
1
E(VGS-VT) 0 VGS-VT VDS
W
E = KP L
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MOST parameters E , KP , Cox , ...

KPn § 300 PA/V2


W
E = KP L Cox § 5 10 -7 F/cm2

KP = P Cox Hox = 0.34 pF/cm


Hox Hsi = 1 pF/cm
Cox =
tox tox = 7 nm
Lmin Lmin = 0.35 Pm
tox =
50 P p § 250 cm2/Vs
P n § 600 cm2/Vs

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Example : Analog switch on CL

VDD We want to switch 0.6 V to a


load capacitance CL of 4 pF.
We want to do this fast,
vIN vOUT
with time constant 0.5 ns.
CL Supply voltage VDD = 2.5 V
VT = 0.5 V
Use standard 0.35 Pm CMOS.

Choose
minimum channel length and
find an average VGS !

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Example : Analog switch on RL

VDD We want to switch 0.6 V to a


load resistor RL of 5 k:.
vIN vOUT W/L = 8
RL Supply voltage VDD = 2.5 V
0.35 Pm CMOS: VT = 0.5 V
vOUT ? Ron ?

Choose
Ron minimum channel length !
vIN vOUT
RL

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Body effect - Parasitic JFET

VT = VT0 + J [ |2)F| + VBS - |2)F| ]

J CD
n= = 1+ |2)F| § 0.6 V
|2)F| + VBS Cox
n § 1.2 … 1.5

J § 0.5 …0.8 V1/2


Reverse vBS increases |VT| and decreases |iDS | !!!

n = 1/N subthreshold gate coupling coeff. Tsividis

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Ex. : Analog switch with nonzero VBS

VDD Switch 0.6 V to a


load capacitance CL of 4 pF
vIN vOUT or a load resistor RL of 5 k:.
CL W/L = 8 (Ron = 125 : @ VBS = 0)
Supply voltage VDD = 2.5 V
0.35 Pm CMOS: VT = 0.5 V
VDD vOUT ? for J = 0.5 V-1

vIN vOUT
RL Start with VBS = 0.

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Table of contents
• Models of MOST transistors
• MOST as a resistor
• MOST as an amplifier in strong inversion
• Transition weak inversion-strong inversion
• Transition strong inversion-velocity saturation
• Capacitances and fT
• Models of Bipolar transistors
• Comparison of MOSTs & Bipolar transistors

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MOST IDS versus VGS

IDS vs IDS ~ (VGS-VT)

si IDS = K’n W (VGS-VT)2


wi L
VGS
log IDS K’ =
KP
2n
n= ??
vs
K’n § 100 PA/V2
K’p § 40 PA/V2
VGS
Slope q/nkT VGS IDS ~ exp nkT/q

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MOST small-signal model : gm & rDS

D iDS G D
+
G
+ vGS rDS
vGS gmvGS
- -
S=B S diDS S
gm =
dvGS

W W 2 IDS
gm = 2K’ n L (VGS-VT) = 2 K’ n IDS =
L VGS-VT

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The transconductance gm

Is gm ~ IDS

or ~ IDS ?
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MOST small-signal model : rDS
IDS
linear VEL
rDS = ro =
IDS
saturation
1
O=
VEL

VEn = 4 V/PmL

0 VGS-VT = VDSsat VDS L = 1 Pm


IDS = 100 PA
W

IDS = K n (VGS-VT) 2 (1 + OVDS)
L ro = 40 k:

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MOST single-transistor gain Av

IB 2 VE L
Av = gmrDS =
+ VGS-VT
vout
vin
-
Av § 100

If VEL § 10 V
and VGS-VT § 0.2 V

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Design for high gain :

High gain High speed

VGS-VT Low (0.2 V)

L High

VGS-VT sets the ratio gm/IDS !

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Example: single-transistor amplifier

We want to realize a three-stage amplifier


with a total gain of 10.000.
We use three single-transistor stages in series.
What minimum lengths do we have to use in
an advanced 65 nm CMOS technology
with VE = 4 V/Pm ?

Choose
VGS-VT = 0.2 V !

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pMOST small-signal model

D iDS G D
+
G
+ vGS rDS
vGS gmvGS
- -
S=B S S
S=B
+ S S
vGS +
- vGS rDS
G gmvGS
D iDS -
G D
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MOST small-signal model: gm & gmb

G D B
iDS + +
+ + vGS rDS vBS
vGS vBS
- - - -
S gmvGS gmbvBS
diDS diDS
gm = gmb =
dvGS dvBS
gmb CD
= =n-1
gm Cox

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Table of contents
• Models of MOST transistors
• MOST as a resistor
• MOST as an amplifier in strong inversion
• Transition weak inversion-strong inversion
• Transition strong inversion-velocity saturation
• Capacitances and fT
• Models of Bipolar transistors
• Comparison of MOSTs & Bipolar transistors

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IDS & gm versus VGS : weak inversion

IDS vs wi : weak inversion


si VGS
W
wi VGS IDSwi = ID0 exp nkT/q
L

gm vs
Subthreshold slope :
nkT/q ln(10)
si
IDSwi
wi gmwi =
VGS nkT/q

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Transconductance gm versus VGS

gm
mS
gmsat
6 VT

4 si vs

2
wi
0.2 0.5 VGS-VT
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 V VGS

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Transition voltage VGSt between wi & si
VGS
W IDS = K’n W (VGS-VT) 2
IDSwi = ID0 exp nkT/q
L L
IDSwi 2 IDS
gmwi = gm =
nkT/q VGS-VT
gmwi 1 gm 2
= =
IDSwi nkT/q IDS VGS-VT
kT
(VGSt-VT)t = 2n
q
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Transition Voltage VGSt for different L

kT W kT 2
(VGSt-VT)t = 2n IDSt § K’ n L
(2n )
q q

Is independent of channel length L


Is still true in … years !

kT W
(VGSt-VT)t = 2n § 70 mV IDSt § 2 PA for = 10
q L
for nMOST

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Transition wi - si

log IDS si
wi
IDSt ~ (VGS-VT) 2
VGS
~ nkT/q

VGS
VT VT + 70mV

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Ratio gm/IDS at the transition wi - si

gm
1
IDS kT/q
4x

1
20 gm 2
nkT/q =
IDS VGS-VT
10

IDS
0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100
IDSt

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EKV model for smooth wi-si transition

W KP
IDS = K’ VGSTt2 [ ln (1 + ev ) ]2 VGST = VGS-VT K’ =
L 2n
VGST kT
v= VGSTt = (VGS-VT) t = 2n
VGSTt q
§ 70 mV
Small v : ln (1 + ev )§ ev

W W VGS-VT
IDS = K’ VGSTt2 e2v = K’ VGSTt2 exp ( )
L L n kT/q
IDSt
Large v : ln (1 + ev )§v
Enz, AICSP ‘95,
W W 83-114
IDS = K’ VGSTt2 v2 = K’ (VGS-VT) 2 Cunha, JSSC Oct.98
L L 1510-1519

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Transition current IDSt between wi & si

W
IDSt = IDS = K’ VGSTt2 IDSt = 2 PA for W/L = 10
L
V=1
i=1 IDS
i= = [ ln (1 + ev ) ]2 inversion
IDSt coefficient

v = ln ( e i - 1)

VGS-VT = VGSTt ln ( e i - 1)

kT
VGSTt = 2n § 70 mV
q

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Relation VGS-VT and inversion coefficient i
VGS-VT (mV)
800
VGS-VT =
700 weak inv. moderate inv. strong inv.
600 VGSTt ln ( e i - 1)
500 mV
500

400
kT
VGSTt = 2n
300
q
200 mV
200

100
80 mV
0
0 mV
-100
0.5 2 8 40
-200
IDS
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 i i=
IDSt
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Transconductance gm between wi & si
IDS
i= = [ ln (1 + ev ) ]2 gm § ….
IDSt

gm nkT 1-e- i 1
GM = = Large i : GM =
IDS q i i
i
Small i : GM = 1 -
2
Alternative approximation :
1
GM = Large i : GM = 1
1+ 0.5 i + i
i
i
Small i : GM = 1 -
4
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GM versus inversion coefficient i
GM
1.0 gm nkT
GM =
0.9 sqrt IDS q
0.8

exp GM =
0.7

1-e- i
0.6

0.5
i
0.4

0.3 1
0.2 1+ 0.5 i + i
0.1
8 IDS
0.0 i=
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 i IDSt

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Table of contents
• Models of MOST transistors
• MOST as a resistor
• MOST as an amplifier in strong inversion
• Transition weak inversion-strong inversion
• Transition strong inversion-velocity saturation
• Capacitances and fT
• Models of Bipolar transistors
• Comparison of MOSTs & Bipolar transistors

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IDS & gm vs VGS : velocity saturation

IDS vs vs : velocity saturation


si IDSvs = WCoxvsat (VGS-VT)
wi VGS vsat § 107 cm/s

gm vs
gmsat = WCoxvsat
si
wi is absolute max. !
VGS

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The saturation region and velocity saturation

IDS saturation
linear

(VGS-VT )vs

Saturation region
Square-law region
(VGS-VT )t

0 VGS-VT = VDSsat VDS

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Transconductance gm versus VGS

gm gmsat = WCoxvsat
mS vsat = 107 cm/s
gmsat
6 VT

4 si vs

2
wi
0.2 0.5 VGS-VT
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 V VGS

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Velocity saturation : vsat & T
[large VGS]
K’n W (VGS-VT) 2
L K’n W
IDS = § (VGS-VT)
1 + T (VGS-VT) T L
T
1 +  (VGS-VT) K’n W
W 2
gmsat § 2K n (VGS-VT) 2
’ §
L [1 + T (VGS-VT)] 2 T L

= WCoxvsat
P 1 1
TL= =
2n vsat Ec Ec is the vertical critical field !

T L § 0.2 Pm/V : For L = 0.13 Pm T § 1.6 V-1


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Velocity saturation : T& RS & vsat

K’n W (VGS-VT) 2
IDS = L
1 + T (VGS-VT) [large VGS]
K’n W gm 1
gmsat § gmRs = §
T L 1 + gm RS RS

T P 1 1
RS = RS § §
K’n W/L 2n W K’nvsat W Coxvsat

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Transition Voltage VGSTvs between si and vs

K’n W (VGS-VT) 2
L IDSsat = WCoxvsat (VGS-VT)
IDS =
1 + T (VGS-VT)

K’n W
gmsat = WCoxvsat §
T L

1 vsat Is proportional to
(VGS-VT)vs = § 2nL
T P channel length L !!!

§ 5 L § 0.62 V if L = 0.13 Pm
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Transition Current IDSvs between si and vs

2n vsat vsat2
IDSvs § K’ WL ( )2 § 100 n Hox W
P P
IDSvs PCox
§ 10 A/cm K’ =
2n
W
Hox L
Cox = tox =
tox 50

W = 2.6 Pm & L = 0.13 Pm : vsat = 107 cm/s


IDSvs § 2.6 mA n = 1.4
P= 500 cm2/Vs

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Transconductance gm between si and vs
gmsat = W Cox vsat gmsat § 17 10-5 W/L S/cm

W
gmK’ = 2K’ (VGS-VT) gmK’ § 1.2 10-9 VGST W/L2 S/cm
L
VGST

1 1 1 W 17 10-5
= + gm § L
gm gmK’ gmsat L 1 + 2.8 104 L / VGST in cm

If VGST = 0.2 V, vsat takes over for L < 65 nm (If 0.5 V for L < 0.15 Pm)

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Now in velocity saturation ?
VGS-VT § 0.2 V
gm
(0.5 V)
W
mS/Pm
gm 2K’
= (VGS-VT)
10 W L
vsat gm 0.06 VGST
§
W L2 in Pm
1
K’ gm
= Cox vsat
W
0.1 0.2 V 0.5 V
10 nm 0.1 Pm L 1 gm 0.17
§
W L
in Pm
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Range of VGS-VT values for si vs time
10
VGSTvs
VGSTvs/3
VGS-VT (Volts) v.sat
3VGSTwi
si VGSTwi

clear si

.1 si
wi

Year
.01
1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008

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MOST operating region in si

gm VGS-VT § 0.5 V
mS VGS-VT § 0.2 V
gmsat
6

4 si vs
VT
2 wi
0.2 0.5 VGS-VT
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 V VGS

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gm vs VGS for different L (same tox)
Exercise :

gm gm
L>>Lmin

Lmin § 50 tox

L>>Lmin
Lmin § 50 tox

VGS-VT VGS-VT
W
W = ct = ct
L
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gm vs VGS for different tox (§ Lmin/50)
Exercise :

gm gm

Lmin small

Lmin small

Lmin large Lmin large

VGS-VT VGS-VT
W
W = ct = ct
L
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Table : MOST IDS , gm & gm/IDS
Summary :

Ref.: Laker, Sansen : Design of analog …, MacGrawHill 1994; Table 1-4

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Gate current

For 0.1 Pm CMOS :


tox § 2 nm

JG § 4 10-2 A/cm2

For 10 x 0.5 Pm
IG § 2 nA

JG (A/cm2)
L
§ 4.5 105 exp( - )
6.5
L in nm

Ref. Koh, Tr ED 2001, 259-


Annema, JSSC Jan.05, 135.
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Table of contents
• Models of MOST transistors
• MOST as a resistor
• MOST as an amplifier in strong inversion
• Transition weak inversion-strong inversion
• Transition strong inversion-velocity saturation
• Capacitances and fT
• Models of Bipolar transistors
• Comparison of MOSTs & Bipolar transistors

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MOST capacitances

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MOST capacitances CGS & CGD

rG CGD CDB
G D B

+ +
CGS vGS vBS CSB
- rDS
-
gmvGS gmbvBS
S
2
CGS § 3 WLCox § 2W fF/Pm for Lmin
Hox
LminCox § Lmin § 50 Hox § 2 fF/Pm
tox
CGD = WCgdo
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MOST fT where iDS = iGS
iGS
G D
iGS = vGS CGS s
+
CGS iDS0
vGS
- iDS = gm vGS
gmvGS rDS

S
2 ’ W PCox
CGS = 3 WLCox gm = 2K L (VGS-VT) K’ =
2n
gm 1 3 P vsat
fT = = (VGS-VT) or §
2S CGS 2S 2n L2
2S L
fmax § fT / 8S rGCGD
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Design for high speed :

High gain High speed

VGS-VT Low (0.2 V) High (0.5 V)

L High Low

VGS-VT sets the ratio gm/IDS !

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Maximum fT values versus channel length L
100
f (GHz) fm
fT P
fTsat fT = (VGS-VT)
2SL2
0.2 … 1 V
vsat
fTsat =
10 2SL
fT
VGS-VT = 0.2 0.5 1V fm =
1 + DBD
CBD
DBD §
1 Cox
.1 1 L (micron) 10

Processors
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fT model in si and velocity saturation

gm CGS = kW k = 2 fF/Pm = 2 10 -11 F/cm


fT =
2S CGS
W 17 10-5
gm =
L 1 + 2.8 104 L / VGST L in cm

1 13.5
fT = GHz
L 1 + 2.8 L / VGST
L in Pm

If VGST = 0.2 V, vsat takes over for L < 65 nm


If VGST = 0.5 V for L < 0.15 Pm

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fT model in si and weak inversion
gm gm nkT 1-e- i
fT = GM = =
2S CGS IDS q i

IDS 1-e- i
gm = but IDS = i IDSt
nkT/q i

IDSt
gm = i (1 - e - i)
nkT/q

fT IDSt K’ VGSTt2 W/L


= i (1 - e - i)
fTH = =
fTH 2S CGS nkT/q 2S WL Cox nkT/q

= 2 P kT/q
4 K’ nkT/q
§ i for small i ! =
2S Cox L2 2S L2
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fT versus inversion coefficient i
fT
=
1 fTH
GM
fT
i (1 - e - i)
fTH

0.5 GM =

1-e- i

0 IDS
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 i=
IDSt

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Exercise: MOST fT or not fT ? all L= Lmin

1 P K’IDS IDS
fT = (VGS-VT) = =
2S L2 S Cox WL3 SWLCox(VGS-VT)

IDS VGST W=ct VGST


fT fT fT

IDS VGST=ct W VGST=ct

W=ct > IDS IDS =ct VGST


W= > IDS =ct W VGST

VGST = VGS-VT W IDS

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MOST capacitances CSB & CDB

rG CGD CDB
G D B

+ +
CGS vGS vBS CSB
- rDS
-
gmvGS gmbvBS
S
CjSB0
CSB = IjS § IjD § 0.5 … 0.7 V
1 + VSB/IjS
CjDB0
CDB =
1 + VDB/IjD

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RF MOST model

CG /5

CGD
G D

RG /3 +
vGS rDS
CGS -
gmvGS
S

CG = CGS + CGD
Ref. Sansen, etal, ACD, XDSL,
Ref. Tin, Tr. CAD, April 1998, 372 RFMOS models, Kluwer 1999

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Single-page MOST model

IDS = K’ W (V -V ) 2 VGS-VT § 0.2 V K’n § 100 PA/V2


n GS T K’p § 40 PA/V2
L

W W 2 IDS
gm = 2K’ n L (VGS-VT) = 2 K’ n IDS =
L VGS-VT
VEL
rDS = ro = VEn § 5 V/PmL VEp § 8 V/PmL
IDS
vsat = 107 cm/s

3 P
1 vsat
fT = 2
(VGS-VT) or now §
2S 2n L 2S L
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Growing number of parameters !

BSIM4 : http://www-device.eecs.berkeley.edu/bsim/bsim_ent.html
Model 11 : http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/Philips_Models/mos_models
EKV : http://legwww.epfl.ch/ekv/model.html /model11/index.html

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Benchmark tests

1. Weak inversion transition for IDS and gm/IDS ratio


2. Velocity saturation transition for IDS and gm/IDS ratio

3. Output conductance around VDSsat

4. Continuity of currents and caps around zero VDS


5. Thermal and 1/f noise
6. High frequency input impedance (s11) and
transimpedance (s21)

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Table of contents

• Models of MOST transistors


• Models of Bipolar transistors
• Comparison of MOSTs & Bipolar transistors

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Bipolar transistors
WB WB

Lateral PNP transistor


NPN transistor

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Bipolar transistor ICE versus VBE

C iCE
iBE iCE
B
+ 0.7 V : not more
vBE
not less
-
E vBE
0 0.5 1V
VBE ICE
kT/q IBE =
ICE = IS exp E
is leakage current
IS § 10 -15 A kT/q = 26 mV at 300 K
E § 10 … 1000

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Bipolar transistor small-signal model : gm & ro
rB
C iCE B’ B C
+
B vBE
+ rS ro
vBE gmvBE
-
-
E E E

diCE ICE gm 1
gm = = = § 40 V-1
dvBE kT/q ICE kT/q
dvBE dvBE E VE
VEn § 20 V
rS = = E = ro =
diBE diCE gm ICE VEp § 10 V

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Bipolar transistor capacitance CS

rB CP C
B’ B

+
CCS
rS CS - vBE ro
gmvBE
E
S
CjBE0
CS = CjBE + CD CjBE = IjE § 0.7 V
1 + VBE/IjE

CD is the diffusion capacitance

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Diffusion capacitance CD

rB B
CP C
B’

+
CCS
rS CS - vBE ro
gmvBE
E S

QB diCE ICE
CD = = WF = WFgm = WF
vBE dvBE kT/q
WB2 WB
Base transit time WF = or now §
2Dn vsat
§ 10 … 200 ps
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Bipolar transistor capacitances CP& CCS

rB B
CP C
B’

+
CCS
rS CS - vBE ro
gmvBE
E
S
CjBC0
CP = CjBC CjBC =
1 + VBC/IjC
CjCS0
CCS = CjCS CjCS = IjC § IjS § 0.5 V
1 + VCS/IjS

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Bipolar transistor fT
rB B
CP C
B’

+
CCS
rS CS - vBE ro
gmvBE
E=S

gm 1 1 vsat
fT = = or §
2S CS 2S 2S WB
WF + CjBE+CP
gm

For a current drive ! fmax § fT / 8S rBCP

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Bipolar transistor fT versus ICE
1
fT
2SWF 1 1
fT =
2S
WF + CjBE+CP
gm

ICE
1
2SfT 1 kT 1
slope
= WF + (CjBE + CP)
2SfT q ICE
WF
1/ICE slope

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Single-page Bipolar transistor model

VBE
kT/q
ICE = IS exp IS § 10 -15 A kT/q = 26 mV at 300 K

ICE VE
gm = ro = VEn § 20 V VEp § 10 V
kT/q ICE

1 1 vsat
fT = or §
2S Cje+Cjc 2S WB
WF +
gm

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Table of contents

• Models of MOST transistors


• Models of Bipolar transistors
• Comparison of MOSTs and Bipolars

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Comparison MOST - Bipolar

E?

CD
n=1+
Cox

4… 6 x

Ref. Laker Sansen Table 2-8

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Comparison MOST - Bipolar : minimum VDS

IDS
VDSsat § VGS-VT

IDS
VGS-VT §
K’n W
L

VCEsat § kT/q’s
0 VCEsat VDSsat VDS
Ref. Laker - Sansen Table 2-8

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Comparison MOST - Bipolar : gm/IDS ratio

gm
1
IDS kT/q

4 X
1
V-1 20
nkT/q

10

IDS ICE
0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 i

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Design plan for gm :

IDS = K’n W (VGS-VT) 2


L
W W 2 IDS
gm = 2K’ n L (VGS-VT) = 2 K’ n IDS =
L VGS-VT

4 variables with 2 equations >> 2 free variables

Choose VGS-VT and L !

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Comparison MOST - Bipolar

dvi2

vsat § 107 cm/s

Ref. Laker Sansen Table 2-8

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Table of contents

• Models of MOST transistors


• Models of Bipolar transistors
• Comparison of MOSTs and Bipolars

Ref.: W. Sansen : Analog Design Essentials, Springer 2006

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Reference books on Transistor models
T. Fjeldly, T. Ytterdal, M. Shur, “Introduction to Device Modeling and
Circuit Simulation”, Wiley 1998.
D. Foty, “MOSFET Modeling with SPICE, Prentice Hall
K. Laker, W.Sansen, "Design of Analog Integrated Circuits
andSystems", MacGrawHill. NY., Febr.1994.
A. Sedra, K.Smith, "Microelectronic Circuits", CBS College
Publishing, 2004.
Y. Taur, T. Ning, “Fundamentals of Modern VLSI Devices”
Cambridge Univ. Press, 1998.
Y. Tsividis, “Operation and modeling of the MOS transistor”,
McGraw-Hill, 2004.
A. Vladimirescu “The SPICE book”, Wiley, 1994

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References on Analog Design
P.Allen, D.Holberg, "CMOS Analog Circuit Design", Holt, Rinehart and Winston. 1987,
Oxford Press 2002
P.Gray, P.Hurst, S. Lewis, R.Meyer, "Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated
Circuits", Wiley, 1977/84/93/01
R.Gregorian, G.Temes, "Analog MOS Int. Circuits for Signal Processing", Wiley, 1986.
Huijsing, Van de Plassche, Sansen, "Analog Circuit Design", Kluwer Ac.Publ.
1993/4/5….
D.Johns, K.Martin, "Analog integrated circuit design", Wiley 1997.
K.Laker, W.Sansen, "Design of Analog Integrated Circuits and Systems",
McGraw Hill. NY., Febr.1994.
H.W.Ott, "Noise reduction techniques in Electronic Systems", Wiley, 1988.
B. Razavi, “Design of analog CMOS integrated circuits”, McGraw Hill. NY., 2000.
A.Sedra, K.Smith, "Microelectronic Circuits", CBS College Publishing, 1987.

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