Metal oxide semiconductor field emitting transistor is a unipolar high input impedance device usually operated in saturation region for applications like microprocessor, power devices, memories etc.
4. • Importance for LSI/VLSI
–Low fabrication cost
–Small size
–Low power consumption
• Applications
–Microprocessors
–Memories
–Power Devices
5. i. Basic Properties
i. Unipolar device
ii. Very high input impedance
iii. Capable of power gain
iv. Two possible device types:
enhancement mode; depletion mode
v. Two possible channel types: n-channel;
p-channel
10. Triode Region
A voltage-controlled resistor @small VDS
G
p
n+n+
metal
S DB
oxide
+-
+++
+++
- - - -
VGS1>Vt
p
n+n+
metal
S DB
oxide
+-
+++
+++
+++
- - - - - -
VGS2>VGS1
p
n+n+
metal
S DB
oxide
+-
+++
+++
+++
- - - - - - - - -
VGS3>VGS2
+++
ID
VDS
0.1 v
increasing
VGS
Increasing VGS puts more charge in the
channel, allowing more drain current to
flow
cut-off
11. Saturation Region
occurs at large VDS
p
n+n+
metal
source
S
gate
G
drain
D
body
B
oxide
+
-
+++
+++
+++
VDS large
As the drain voltage increases, the difference in voltage between the
drain and the gate becomes smaller. At some point, the difference is
too small to maintain the channel near the drain pinch-off
12. Simplified MOSFET I-V Equations
Cut-off: VGS< VT
ID = IS = 0
Triode: VGS>VT and VDS < VGS-VT
ID = kn
’(W/L)[(VGS-VT)VDS - 1/2VDS
2]
Saturation: VGS>VT and VDS > VGS-VT
ID = 1/2kn’(W/L)(VGS-VT)2
where kn
’= (electron mobility)x(gate capacitance)
= mn(eox/tox) …electron velocity = mnE
and VT depends on the doping concentration and gate
material used (…more details later)