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2015 International Workshop on Computational Electronics (IWCE)

DOI: 10.1109/iwce.2015.7301960

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Influence of quantum confinement effects over device performance in circular and elliptical silicon nanowire transistors

Proceedings article published in 2015 by V. P. Georgiev ORCID, Talib Al-Ameri, T. Ali, Y. Wang, L. Gerrer, S. M. Amoroso, E. Towie, Asen Asenov
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Abstract

Silicon nanowire transistors (NWTs) are considered one of the most promising device architectures for sub 7-nm CMOS technology [1]. In such ultra-scaled devices the quantum mechanical effects are playing a significant role that determines the device performance [2]. These quantum confinement effects introduces threshold voltage shift, simultaneously reducing the gate-to-charge capacitance and the charge in the channel available for transport [3]. Hence, in order accurately to describe the device performance in such ultra-scaled transistors, calculations considering quantum mechanical effect are mandatory. In this paper, taking into account the quantum confinement effects, we establish a link between different cross-sections of two NWTs and the device performance.