Extraction of Drain Current Thermal Noise in a 28 nm High-k/Metal Gate RF CMOS Technology

被引:5
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作者
Zhang, Huaiyuan [1 ]
Niu, Guofu [1 ]
Liang, Qingqing [2 ]
Imura, Kimihiko [3 ]
机构
[1] Auburn Univ, Elect & Comp Engn Dept, Auburn, AL 36849 USA
[2] Qualcomm Inc, San Diego, CA 92121 USA
[3] MaxLinear Inc, Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA
关键词
Gate resistance; noise; RF CMOS; RESISTANCE; TRANSISTORS; MOSFETS; MODEL;
D O I
10.1109/TED.2018.2820698
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This paper investigates RF noise in a 28-nm replacement metal gate RF CMOS technology. The gate resistance is shown to be limited by interfacial resistance in metal gate stack. Intrinsic noise factor gamma(int)(gd0) = S-id(int)/4kTg(d0) and shot noise suppression factor k(S)(int) = S-id(int)/2qI(DS) are extracted. g(d0) from S-parameters is shown to be more accurate than from dc I-V. gamma(int)(gd0) remains less than 2, despite a large increase from 90-nm gate length, as well as a much stronger increase with V-DS. k(s)(int) shows a decrease on V-GS and a weak increase on V-DS. Of all four noise parameters, noise resistance plays the most significant role in intrinsic drain current noise extraction. Extrinsic and intrinsic noise resistance can be modeled by simple expressions.
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页码:2393 / 2399
页数:7
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