ABOUT THE COURSE:This course is beneficial for the students/learners who want to pursue their careers in VLSI industry or academics. The lecture series start with basic capacitor MOS and go through various advanced devices including beyond CMOS technology and their progress in the VLSI industry. The students will get the understanding of various Field-Effect-Transistor (FET) includes MOSFET, GAA FET, NC FET, High Power FET, 2D Material Based FET, etc. I believe that the students/learners will be greatly benefitted by understanding of cutting-edge technologies of the VLSI domain.INTENDED AUDIENCE: UG(Final Year Elective)/Postgraduate/PhD/ VLSI Industry Working ProfessionalPREREQUISITES: 1. Basic electronics devices 2. Basic semiconductorINDUSTRY SUPPORT: TCAD and EDA Companies, Semiconductor companies such as NXP, Cadence, Qualcomm, GF, TI, NVIDIA, Intel,
Semiconductor Devices for Next Generation Field Effect Transistors (More than Moore): A Physics Perspective
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1:MOS Capacitors
Class 1- Introductory of SubjectClass 2 -Introduction of Metal-Oxide-SemiconductorClass 3 -Energy Band Diagram of MOS CapacitorsClass 4- Second Order Effects in MOS CapacitorsClass 5- C–V of MOS capacitor
Week 2:MOSFET and Application
Class 1 - Introduction of MOSFETClass 2 -I-V and C-V Characteristics of MOSFETsClass 3 -Capacitance Modeling for HF & LFClass 4 - High and Low Frequency Modeling in Bulk MOSFETClass 5 - MOSFET as Switch and Amplifier
Week 3:MOSFET SPICE Models
Class 1- Introduction to MOSFET SPICE Models
Class 2- Discuss Various SPICE Models equations
Class 3- SPICE Models for the MOS Transistor
Class 4- The SPICE Diode Models
Class 5- Practical Aspects and Simulation Techniques
Week 4:Semiconductor Heterostructures
Class 1 - Introduction
Class 2 - Carriers and Transports
Class 3 - Band Diagram of Heterostructure
Class 4 - PN Heterojunction Diode
Class 5 - Properties and Application
Week 5:Short Channel Effects
Class 1 -Introduction to 2nd Order Effects at Lower Technology Node
Class 2 - Gate Induced Drain Leakage (GIDL), Drain Induced Barrier Lowering (DIBL), and Subthreshold Swing (SS)
Class 3 -Mobility and Scattering Effects
Class 4 -Velocity Saturation Effects
Class 5 -Hot Carrier Effect, Self-heating Effect
Week 6:Double Gate MOSFET
Class 1 -Introduction to Double Gate MOSFET
Class 2 - SOI MOSFET, Partially and Fully Depleted MOSFET
Class 3 -Subthreshold Swing and Transconductance
Class 4 -Small and Large Signal Modeling
Class 5 -Introduction of Junctionless MOSFET
Week 7:FinFET: A successor of MOSFET
Class 1 -Introduction to FinFETs Structure
Class 2 - Structural Classification of FinFETs
Class 3 -RLC FinFET Modeling
Class 4 -High Frequency Small Signal Modeling
Class 5 -Device Circuit Co-Design using FinFET with Suitable Examples
Week 8:Gate-All-Around FETs: Sub 5nm Node Devices
Class 1 -Introduction of Different Types of GAA Structure
Class 2 - Current Trends in GAA Devices
Class 3 -Nanosheet FET
Class 4 -Process Variation in Nanosheet FET
Class 5 -Analog Perspective of Nanosheet FET
Week 9:Forksheet FET and CFET : Sub 3nm Node
Class 1 - Introduction to Forksheet FET
Class 2 - Discuss the challenges of Forksheet
Class 3 -CFET Advancements and Industry Adoption
Class 4 -Discuss the Circuit Design Challenges with CFET
Class 5 -CFET Optimization for Semiconductor Scaling
Week 10:Negative Capacitance: Improved Subthreshold Swing
Class 1 -Negative Capacitance (NC): A Concept Note
Class 2 - FeFET & FeFET Based Memory
Class 3 -Advantages and Challenges of NCFETs
Class 4 -Modelling of NCFETs
Class 5 - Introduction of Phase Transition Material (PTM)
Week 11:III-V Semiconductor FETs
Class 1 -Introduction of III-V materials
Class 2 - Materials for High-Speed Devices and Circuits
Class 3 -High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMT): Modelling and Simulation
Class 4 -III-V Semiconductor FET
Class 5 -Application of III-V material-based FET
Week 12:2D Materials for Next Generation Computing
Class 1 -Fundamental Understanding of 2D Material
Class 2 -Physics Properties of 2D Materials
Class 3 -Challenges and Future Scope
Class 4 -Application of 2D Material
Class 5 -2D-FETs
Class 1- Introductory of SubjectClass 2 -Introduction of Metal-Oxide-SemiconductorClass 3 -Energy Band Diagram of MOS CapacitorsClass 4- Second Order Effects in MOS CapacitorsClass 5- C–V of MOS capacitor
Week 2:MOSFET and Application
Class 1 - Introduction of MOSFETClass 2 -I-V and C-V Characteristics of MOSFETsClass 3 -Capacitance Modeling for HF & LFClass 4 - High and Low Frequency Modeling in Bulk MOSFETClass 5 - MOSFET as Switch and Amplifier
Week 3:MOSFET SPICE Models
Class 1- Introduction to MOSFET SPICE Models
Class 2- Discuss Various SPICE Models equations
Class 3- SPICE Models for the MOS Transistor
Class 4- The SPICE Diode Models
Class 5- Practical Aspects and Simulation Techniques
Week 4:Semiconductor Heterostructures
Class 1 - Introduction
Class 2 - Carriers and Transports
Class 3 - Band Diagram of Heterostructure
Class 4 - PN Heterojunction Diode
Class 5 - Properties and Application
Week 5:Short Channel Effects
Class 1 -Introduction to 2nd Order Effects at Lower Technology Node
Class 2 - Gate Induced Drain Leakage (GIDL), Drain Induced Barrier Lowering (DIBL), and Subthreshold Swing (SS)
Class 3 -Mobility and Scattering Effects
Class 4 -Velocity Saturation Effects
Class 5 -Hot Carrier Effect, Self-heating Effect
Week 6:Double Gate MOSFET
Class 1 -Introduction to Double Gate MOSFET
Class 2 - SOI MOSFET, Partially and Fully Depleted MOSFET
Class 3 -Subthreshold Swing and Transconductance
Class 4 -Small and Large Signal Modeling
Class 5 -Introduction of Junctionless MOSFET
Week 7:FinFET: A successor of MOSFET
Class 1 -Introduction to FinFETs Structure
Class 2 - Structural Classification of FinFETs
Class 3 -RLC FinFET Modeling
Class 4 -High Frequency Small Signal Modeling
Class 5 -Device Circuit Co-Design using FinFET with Suitable Examples
Week 8:Gate-All-Around FETs: Sub 5nm Node Devices
Class 1 -Introduction of Different Types of GAA Structure
Class 2 - Current Trends in GAA Devices
Class 3 -Nanosheet FET
Class 4 -Process Variation in Nanosheet FET
Class 5 -Analog Perspective of Nanosheet FET
Week 9:Forksheet FET and CFET : Sub 3nm Node
Class 1 - Introduction to Forksheet FET
Class 2 - Discuss the challenges of Forksheet
Class 3 -CFET Advancements and Industry Adoption
Class 4 -Discuss the Circuit Design Challenges with CFET
Class 5 -CFET Optimization for Semiconductor Scaling
Week 10:Negative Capacitance: Improved Subthreshold Swing
Class 1 -Negative Capacitance (NC): A Concept Note
Class 2 - FeFET & FeFET Based Memory
Class 3 -Advantages and Challenges of NCFETs
Class 4 -Modelling of NCFETs
Class 5 - Introduction of Phase Transition Material (PTM)
Week 11:III-V Semiconductor FETs
Class 1 -Introduction of III-V materials
Class 2 - Materials for High-Speed Devices and Circuits
Class 3 -High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMT): Modelling and Simulation
Class 4 -III-V Semiconductor FET
Class 5 -Application of III-V material-based FET
Week 12:2D Materials for Next Generation Computing
Class 1 -Fundamental Understanding of 2D Material
Class 2 -Physics Properties of 2D Materials
Class 3 -Challenges and Future Scope
Class 4 -Application of 2D Material
Class 5 -2D-FETs
Taught by
Prof. Sudeb Dasgupta
