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The Performance Limiting Factors as RF MOSFETs Scaling Down
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The Performance Limiting Factors as RF MOSFETs Scaling Down

Y.H. Wu, A. Chin, C.S. Liang and C.C. Wu
IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, pp.151-154
2000

Abstract

Radio frequency;MOSFETs;Equations;Performance analysis;Frequency measurement;Analytical models;Probes;Frequency response;Equivalent circuits;Integrated circuit measurements
The measured RF performance of 0.5, 0.25, and 0.18 /spl mu/m MOSFETs gradually saturates as scaling down occurs, which can be explained by the derived analytical equation and simulation. The source-drain overlap capacitance, C/sub gd/, and non-quasi-static effect are the main factors but scale much slower than L/sub g/.
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