Title :
Modeling of high current density trench gate MOSFET
Author :
Dharmawardana, K. G Pani ; Amaratunga, Gehan A J
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., UK
fDate :
12/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents a semianalytical model developed for the ON state (VG>VT) of trench gate MOSFETs. It incorporates a more realistic model for the inversion channel region, taking the effects of doping variation, transverse, and longitudinal electric fields including the surface scattering, into consideration. Accurate modeling of the inversion channel region is of paramount importance, especially in the case of low voltage power devices where the inversion channel resistance is a significant portion of the overall resistance. The carrier velocity saturation at high longitudinal electric fields is also taken into account in the formulation of the model. The proposed model is supported by both numerical simulation results using MEDICI and experimental results, which are in good agreement with the results of the model. This can be a useful tool in the design of optimum devices.
Keywords :
current density; power MOSFET; power semiconductor switches; semiconductor device models; semiconductor doping; surface scattering; MEDICI; ON state; carrier velocity saturation; doping variation; high current density trench gate MOSFET; high longitudinal electric fields; inversion channel region; inversion channel resistance; longitudinal electric fields; low voltage power devices; numerical simulation; semianalytical model; surface scattering; transverse electric fields; trench gate MOSFETs; Current density; Doping; Electric resistance; Immune system; Low voltage; MOSFET circuits; Numerical simulation; Scattering; Semiconductor process modeling; Surface resistance;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on