• DocumentCode
    2585512
  • Title

    Perspectives of (sub-) 32nm CMOS for Analog/RF and mm-wave Applications

  • Author

    Dehan, M. ; Parvais, B. ; Mercha, A. ; Decoutere, S. ; Subramanian, V. ; Groeseneken, G. ; Sansen, W.

  • Author_Institution
    IMEC, Leuven
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    27-28 Oct. 2008
  • Firstpage
    103
  • Lastpage
    106
  • Abstract
    New process modules and device architectures for (sub-) 32 nm CMOS lead to both opportunities and challenges for analog/RF and mm-wave circuit design. A survey will be given describing the advanced process modules and competing architectures (planar bulk CMOS versus FinFETS), and their impact on analog/RF performance. FinFETs will be shown to be better suited for analog baseband design and to have acceptable RF performance in the 1-10 GHz range, while planar bulk CMOS outperforms the FinFETs for sub-circuits above 10 GHz.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; MOSFET; analogue integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; millimetre wave integrated circuits; CMOS; FinFET; analog/RF circuit design; device architectures; frequency 1 GHz to 10 GHz; mm-wave circuit design; process modules; size 32 nm; CMOS analog integrated circuits; CMOS process; CMOS technology; FinFETs; High-K gate dielectrics; Leakage current; Lithography; Optical attenuators; Radio frequency; Random access memory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Integrated Circuit Conference, 2008. EuMIC 2008. European
  • Conference_Location
    Amsterdam
  • Print_ISBN
    978-2-87487-007-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EMICC.2008.4772239
  • Filename
    4772239