Title :
Complementary heterostructure insulated gate FET circuits for high-speed, low power VLSI
Author :
Daniels, R.R. ; Mactaggart, R. ; Abrokwah, J.K. ; Tufte, O.N. ; Shur, M. ; Baek, J. ; Jenkins, P.
Author_Institution :
University of Minessota, Minneapolis, MN
Abstract :
Complementary AlGaAs/GaAs Heterostructure Insulated Gate Field Effect Transistor (C-HIGFET) test circuits have been fabricated using MBE and a self-aligned ion-implantation process. Ring oscillators have been demonstrated with a minimum gate propagation delay of 76psec. Minimum stand-by power as low as 23 µW has been achieved in complementary RAM cells. Charge control models of HIGFETs including effects of gate current were implemented in UM-SPICE program to simulate the complementary circuits. Simulations show that the gate current in P- and N-channel devices plays a dominant role in determining the propagation delay and power consumption. The design (i.e. the optimum ratio of the N- and P-channel device widths) is also dependent on the gate currents as well as on the N-HIGFET threshold voltage, Vtn. The lowering of Vtnfrom the present value of 0.9 V to 0.3 V should further decrease the gate propagation delay. Gate propagation delay close to 50 psec is estimated for a 1-micron C-HIGFET technology. Further improvements in speed and power dissipation can be achieved by increasing the AlAs molar fraction, decreasing the AlGaAs thickness, and going to submicron dimensions.
Keywords :
Automatic testing; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Energy consumption; FET circuits; Gallium arsenide; Insulation; Propagation delay; Ring oscillators; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting, 1986 International
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.1986.191216