MOSCap

Capacitance of a MOS device

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Archive Version 1.6.2
Published on 01 Sep 2009, unpublished on 27 Oct 2009 All versions

doi:10.4231/D30P0WQ63 cite this

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Abstract

    The primary reason to study Metal-Oxide-Silicon (MOS) capacitors is to understand the principle of operation as well as the detailed analysis of the Metal-Oxide-Silicon Field Effect Transistor(MOSFET). MOSCap simulates the one-dimensional electrostatics in typical single and dual-gate Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor device structures along the growth direction as a function of device size, geometry, oxide charge, temperature, doping concentration, and applied frequency. Among the quantities simulated, the low and high-frequency capacitance-voltage (CV) characteristics and various spatial profiles (e.g., energy band, vertical electric field, charge densities etc.) are of special importance. MOSCap also has an option for Surface Potential plot. It analytically gives the relation between applied gate potential and the semiconductor surface potential.
    To better understand the operation of a MOS capacitor, we provide brief tutorials and some typical exercises. These resources are meant to help increase comprehension of the operation of MOS capacitors from a semi-classical viewpoint. For a quantum-mechanical description of the charge in a MOS capacitor channel, please use the SCHRED tool.
  • Tutorial on MOS capacitors operation
  • Tutorial on MOS capacitors modeling with PADRE
  • Exercises for MOS capacitors that utilize PADRE
  • Theoretical Exercise for MOS Capacitors
  • CV curves and charges in the oxide and at the semiconductor/oxide interface
      • MOSCap is based on the Padre simulation tool developed by Mark Pinto, R. Kent Smith, and Ashraful Alam at Bell Labs.
      Improvements / modifications in subsequent version releases:
  • 1.6.2 - Fixed for not overwriting previous runs.
  • 1.6.1 - Default parameter set restored to 0.1um thick oxide thickness,; Tau=1ns.
  • 1.6 - Fixed phim definition for different gate materials.
  • 1.5 - Meshing made more robust for convergence. Bias stepping made finer for low frequency CV curve near threshold voltage.
  • 1.4.3 - Separated - PADRE based C-V calculations and Analytical Surface Potential plot to run independently.
  • 1.4.2 - Fixed for error in sign of Interface trap and Oxide charge densities.
  • 1.4.1 - Improved mesh density.
  • 1.4 - Added Surface Potential plot option. Input deck modified for AC frequency and carrier lifetimes.
  • 1.3 - Added the reference line for (Oxide Capacitance) Cox and interface trap charge in output plots.
  • 1.2 - Added interface charge density in input deck.
  • 1.1 - Updated work function (PHIms) definition. Input is now work function difference
  • 1.0 - MOSCapacitor simulator launched.

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    PADRE (Pisces And Device REplacement) developed by Mark Pinto at AT&T Bell Labs.

    Cite this work

    Researchers should cite this work as follows:

    • Akira Matsudaira, Saumitra Raj Mehrotra, Shaikh S. Ahmed, Gerhard Klimeck, Dragica Vasileska (2014), "MOSCap," https://nanohub.org/resources/moscap. (DOI: 10.4231/D30P0WQ63).

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    Tags

    1. capacitors
    2. MOS
    3. MOS capacitors
    4. MOScap tool
    5. nanoelectronics
    6. NCN@Purdue Supported
    7. Padre