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Characterizing self-heating dynamics using cyclostationary measurements

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SangHoon Shin *
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Muhammad Masuduzzaman
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Muhammad A. Alam
DOI:10.1063/5.0222652delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Self-heating in surround gate (e.g., nanosheet, nanowire, and FinFET) transistors degrades their on-current performance and reduces their lifetime. If a transistor heats/cools with time constants much shorter than the inverse of the operating frequency, predictable, frequency-independent performance is expected; if not, the operating frequency must be optimized for the highest performance. Typically, time constants are measured by expensive, ultra-fast instruments with high temporal resolution. Instead, here, we demonstrate an alternate, inexpensive, cyclostationary measurement technique to characterize self-heating (and cooling) with sub-microsecond resolution. The results are independently confirmed by direct imaging of the transient heating/cooling of the channel temperature by the thermoreflectance method. Routine use of the proposed technique will help improve the design of the surrounding gate transistors and shorten their design cycle.
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TECHNOLOGY

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Applied Physics Letters
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3.6
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Purdue University System
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Purdue University
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