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Weak <strong><strong>in</strong>version</strong><br />

EVOLUTION OF IC WITH SCALED-DOWN PROCESSES<br />

• Scal<strong>in</strong>g-down <strong>of</strong> process:<br />

• dimension scal<strong>in</strong>g by factor k<br />

• all voltages decreased by k, except U T :<br />

- <strong>analog</strong> <strong>circuits</strong>: V DSsat must be decreased by k, thus<br />

V DSsat<br />

2U T<br />

- <strong>digital</strong> <strong>circuits</strong>: V B decreased by k, thus<br />

VB -V<br />

IC<br />

⎛ T0<br />

on =<br />

⎝<br />

decreased by k<br />

2nUT • Weak <strong><strong>in</strong>version</strong> approached for constant temperature T.<br />

2<br />

µVDSsat • Transition frequency: fT = <strong>in</strong>creased by k<br />

2πL2 - <strong>weak</strong> <strong><strong>in</strong>version</strong> with L=100nm : fT >4 GHz<br />

⎛<br />

⎝<br />

CSEM, E. Vittoz, 2003<br />

⎛<br />

⎝ IC =<br />

2<br />

⎛<br />

⎝<br />

2<br />

decreased by k 2<br />

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