Q3. Imperfect MOSFET As is often the case, 'real' MOSFETS
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Q3. Imperfect MOSFET
As is often the case, 'real' MOSFETS are generally not ideal. One non-ideality that we saw in the lectures
is the channel length modulation, where the effective length of the channel is shortened which Vps exceeds
Vps (sat). The geometry of such a situation, for an nMOS is shown in Fig. 2, where the change to the
channel length is AL.
O VGs
Inversion
S
charge
O Vps
n*
В
AL
p type
Vps(sat) = VGs – Vr→*AVps *
Vps - Vps(sat)
Figure 2: Channel length modulation for an nMOS.
(a) Recall that the width of the space charge region width at the drain is,
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Xp =
(øfp + Vps),
eNa
which is equal to zero when Vps = Vps (sat). Begin by writing the voltage drop at points A and B,
for the scenario shown in Fig. 2.
(b) To first order, we can write the change in channel length AL as the difference between the space charge
region width of the whole channel (B) and that at the point of inversion (A). What is this expression
for AL?
(c) We wish to design an enhancement mode nMOS out of Si doped at Na = 1017 cm-3 that has a
threshold voltage VTN = 0.5 V, a channel length L = 1 µm, and which at an applied VGS = 1 V and
Vps = 2.5 V has a saturation current of Ip = 5 mA. Assume also that the oxide layer is15 nm Si) as
in Q2. In the ideal case, what width should the nMOS channel be (Fig. 3 may be helpful)?
(d) Now, lets account for the modulation of the channel length using our results in part (b). How should
we change the channel width to recover our desired I-V relation?.
(e) How would the width change, in both the ideal and non-ideal situations, if we want the same operation
but with a channel that is only 500 nm long?
104
103
Si
10
1014
10'5
1016
1017
Impurity concentration (cm-3)
1018
1019
Figure 3: Mobility in silicon as a function of impurity concentration.
Mobility (cm²/V-s)
Expert Answer
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