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In this work, we propose a new Stepped Oxide Hetero-Material Trench (SOHMT) power MOSFET with three sections in the trench gate (an N+ poly gate sandwiched between two P+ poly gates) and having different gate oxide thicknesses (increasing…

In this letter we not only show improvement in the performance but also in the reliability of 30nm thick biaxially strained SiGe (20%Ge) channel on Si p-MOSFETs. Compared to Si channel, strained SiGe channel allows larger hole mobility…

SiGe islands are used to induce tensile strain in the Si channel of Field Effect Transistors to achieve larger transconductance and higher current driveabilities. We report on x-ray diffraction experiments on a single fully-processed and…

The trench gate MOSFET has established itself as the most suitable power device for low to medium power applications by offering the lowest possible ON resistance among all MOS devices. The evolution of the trench gate power MOSFET has been…

Tunnel field effect transistor (TFET) devices are attractive as they show good scalability and have very low leakage current. However they suffer from low on-current and high threshold voltage. In order to employ the TFET for circuit…

In this paper, we propose a simulation-based novel Split-Gate Trench MOSFET structure with an optimized fabrication process to enhance power efficiency, switching speed, and thermal stability for high-performance semiconductor applications.…

In this paper, we propose a new Extended-p+ Stepped Gate (ESG) thin film SOI LDMOS with an extended-p+ region beneath the source and a stepped gate structure in the drift region of the LDMOS. The hole current generated due to impact…

For nanoscale CMOS applications, strained-silicon devices have been receiving considerable attention owing to their potential for achieving higher performance and compatibility with conventional silicon processing. In this work, an…

We present a computational study on the impact of tensile/compressive uniaxial ($\varepsilon_{xx}$) and biaxial ($\varepsilon_{xx}=\varepsilon_{yy}$) strain on monolayer MoS$_{2}$ NMOS and PMOS FETs. The material properties like band…

Based on Monte Carlo simulation, we report the study of the inversion layer mobility in n-channel strained Si/ Si1-xGex MOS structures. The influence of the strain in the Si layer and of the doping level is studied. Universal mobility…

Strain is commonly used in metal-oxide-semiconductor technologies to boost on-state performance. This booster has been in production for at least a decade. Despite this, a systematic study of the impact of strain on off-state leakage…

A robust power gating design using Graphene Nano-Ribbon Field Effect Transistors (GNRFET) is proposed using 16nm technology. The Power Gating (PG) structure is composed of GNRFET as a power switch and MOS power gated module. The proposed…

By means of numerical simulation, we study in this work the effects of uniaxial strain on transport properties of strained graphene heterojunctions and explore the possibility to achieve good performance of graphene transistors using these…

The notion of a spin field effect transistor, where transistor action is realized by manipulating the spin degree of freedom of charge carriers instead of the charge degree of freedom, has captivated researchers for at least three decades.…

This paper critically examines the leakage current reduction techniques for improving the performance of poly-Si TFTs used in active matrix liquid crystal displays. This is a first comprehensive study in literature on this topic. The review…

Tunneling field-effect transistors (TFETs) have gained a great deal of recent interest due to their potential to reduce power dissipation in integrated circuits. One major challenge for TFETs so far has been achieving high drive currents,…

A gate voltage application in a Si-based spin metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (spin MOSFET) modulates spin accumulation voltages, where both electrical conductivity and drift velocity are modified while keeping constant…

This paper aims to give a short overview on some relevant processing issues existing in SiC and GaN power devices technology. The main focus is put on the importance of the channel mobility in transistors, which is one of the keys to reduce…

Low power consumption in both static and dynamic modes of operation is a key requirement in modern, highly scaled nanoelectronics. Tunneling field-effect transistors (TFETs) that exploit direct band-to-band tunneling of charges and exhibit…

Strain engineering has recently been explored to improve tunnel field-effect transistors (TFETs). Here, we report design and performance of strained ultra-thin-body (UTB) III-V TFETs by quantum transport simulations. It is found that for an…