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MOSFET or IGFET
N-channel MOS transistor
MOSFET with gate voltage zero
ox
ox
ox
A
C
t
=
;
G ox ox
G ox
ox
Q C
Q C
A A t
= = =
A - capacitor area)
t
ox
- o&i"e thic'ness
ox
- per#ittivit o$ o&i"e
M
O
S
+
s
_
G
G s
ox
Q
V
C
=
C
Q
G
Q
0
G C
Q Q + =
G
V
Example: oxide capacitance
+a, .alculate the o&i"e capacitance per unit area $or
t
ox
/ 0 an" 12 n# assu#ing
ox
/ 3*4
0
) where
0
=
5*50672
-78
F9c# is the per#ittivit o$ $ree space* +!,
:eter#ine the area o$ a 7pF #etal-o&i"e-#etal
capacitor $or the two o&i"e thic'nesses given in
+a,*
-nswer; +a, /<42 nF9c#
1
/ <*4 $F9#
1
$or t
ox
/0 n#
an" / 7=1 nF9c#
1
/ 7*= $F9#
1
$or t
ox
/ 12 n#* The
capacitor areas are 780 an" 052 #
1
$or o&i"e
thic'nesses o$ 0 an" 12 n#) respectivel*
MOS structure
Two-ter#inal
se#icon"uctor "evice
- #etal contact
separate" $ro# the
se#icon"uctor ! a
"ielectric insulator
The se#icon"uctor
chosen $or the e&a#ple is
P-tpe silicon) which
correspon"s to the
su!strate o$ an n-channel
"evice
I$ a larger positive
voltage is applie" to
the gate the sur$ace
potential will continue
to increase
@
The hole concentration
near the sur$ace
"ecreases while the
electron concentration
increases) accor"ing
to the $ollowing
relationships;
Inversion laer
Electron sur$ace concentration / Aole sur$ace concentration
when E
i
coinci"es with E
F*
This happens
S
/
F
/+BT9q, ln +N
a
9n
i
,
Reions o! operation o! the MOS"ET:
#ccumulation (p-su$strate)
Holes + accumulate
in the p-type
semiconductor surface
0
0
GB FB
C
s
V V
Q
<
>
<
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +
V
GB
G
B
- - - - - - - - - - -
+ + + +
Q
o
Q
G
Q
C
V
GB
G
B
+ + + + + + + + +
+ + + +
Q
o
Q
G
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Q
C
-
-
-
-
-
F
= ermi potential !defined in
p-n "unction lecture i#e# $
i
-$
%
0
0
GB FB
C
s F
V V
Q
>
<
< <
%oles e&acuate !rom the '
semiconductor sur!ace and
acceptor ion chares
$ecome unco&ered
-
Reions o! operation o! the MOS"ET:
(epletion (p-su$strate)
V
GB
G
B
+ + + + + + + + +
+ + + +
Q
o
Q
G
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Q
C
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
GB FB
C
s F
V V
Q
>
<
>
electrons approach
the surface&
Reions o! operation o! the MOS"ET:
)n&ersion (p-su$strate)
Strong inversion
weak inversion:
b
<
s
< 2
b
Strong inversion:
s
=2
b
Accumulation
condition:
s
< 0
Deletion:
0 <
s
<
b
T
.harges in se#icon"uctor
.harge versus !an" !en"ing9sur$ace
potential in se#icon"uctor
Threshol" voltage
q
(work function)
E
o
E
c
E
f
E
i
E
(
q (electron
affinity)
q
q
(work function)
' type semiconductor
* type semiconductor
MOS capacitor @ !an" "iagra#
S
/ H
S
C +E
.
- E
F
,
Flat !an" voltage +I
F?
,
.onsi"er an ele#entar
positive charge +J, at a
"epth x in the o&i"e)
where x=0 is now "e$ine"
at the #etal9o&i"e
inter$ace
To insure charge
neutralit negative
charges will appear in the
#etal an" the silicon
Non i"ealities
@
>or' $unction "i$$erence
@
.harge in the o&i"e
@
Inter$ace states
Threshol" voltage
.apacitance is
in"epen"ent
o$ gate voltage
.apacitance in "epletion
.apacitance is
in"epen"ent
o$ gate voltage
MOS capacitor @ capacitance as a $unction
o$ gate !ias
S#all-signal equivalent circuit o$ the MOS
capacitor
Main appro&i#ation $or co#pact MOS
#o"eling; the charge-sheet #o"el
Minorit carriers occup a zero-thicne!! laer at
the Si-SiO1 inter$ace
+E
F
-E
i
, $actor
In other wor"s)
@ i$ +E
F
-E
i
, is positive
then in that region we
have #ore no* o$
electrons
@ i$ +E
F
-E
i
, is negative
then in that region we
have #ore no* o$ holes
@ I$ E
F
/E
i
) then no) o$
holes / no* o$
electrons
>ea' inversion an" strong inversion
weak inversion:
b
<
s
< 2
b
Strong inversion:
s
=2
b
Accumulation
condition:
s
< 0
Deletion:
0 <
s
<
b
T