THE VALIDITY OF SCALING PRINCIPLES FOR FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS

Abstract

The principles of scaling are described, including the convention of scaling some material property. In particular, semiconductor doping density is scaled inversely with linear dimensions. Electrical scaling exists, by definition, when electrical properties obey some prescribed proportionality to mechanical dimensions. The scaling of transmission lines, field-effect transistors,AND BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS IS EXAMINED. Transmission lines exhibit a delay time associated with series resistance and distributed capacitance which is a function of geometry but not of scale, on the order of 10 to the -10th power seconds for typical interconnections. Electrical scaling is valid for field-effect transistors, providing doping is scaled inversely with linear dimensions. For this convention, delay time scales linearly, and area power density is invariant with scale. Simple electrical scaling is invalid for bipolar transistors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1962
Accession Number
AD0282930

Entities

People

  • T. O. Stanley

Organizations

  • Sarnoff Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Band Structures
  • Bipolar Junction Transistors
  • Capacitance
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Dielectrics
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrical Properties
  • Energy Bands
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Geometry
  • Impedance
  • Materials
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Transistors
  • Transmission Lines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Statistical inference.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics