N- source/drain compensation effects in LDD devices and p-n junction leakage effects are investigated. In particular, for µm, these effects will become intrinsic constraints on device minituarization. Furthermore, p-n junction leakage was found to cause refresh failures in dynamic VLSI circuits even under reduced power supply voltage.
Keywords :
Boron; Circuits; Helium; Hot carrier effects; Impurities; MOS devices; P-n junctions; Power supplies; Very large scale integration; Voltage;