DocumentCode
1520720
Title
FinFACT—Fin Flip-Flop Actuated Channel Transistor
Author
Han, Jin-Woo ; Ahn, Jae-Hyuk ; Choi, Yang-Kyu
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Daejeon, South Korea
Volume
31
Issue
7
fYear
2010
fDate
7/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
764
Lastpage
766
Abstract
Nanoelectromechanical system technology is applied for a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor device to provide a novel function. Based on an independently controlled double-gate FinFET, the fin of the proposed transistor is suspended by replacing the solid-state gate dielectric with a gas-state gate dielectric, which enables flip-flop actuation of the fin. Flip-flop actuation of the fin is accomplished via electrostatic force from two separated gates, representing a binary mechanical state of the fin. It is anticipated that the virtues of the reported device can be exploited in transformable circuit units and digital memory transistors.
Keywords
CMOS integrated circuits; MOSFET; electrostatics; flip-flops; nanoelectromechanical devices; FinFACT; complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor device; double-gate FinFET; electrostatic force; fin flip-flop actuated channel transistor; flip-flop actuation; gas-state gate dielectric; nanoelectromechanical system; solid-state gate dielectric; Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor; Fin Flip-flop Actuated Channel Transistor (FinFACT); independently controlled double-gate FinFET; nanoelectromechanical system (NEMS);
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electron Device Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0741-3106
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LED.2010.2048093
Filename
5491086
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