• 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