Advantages of the graded-channel SOI FD MOSFET for application as a quasi-linear resistor

Antonio Cerdeira, Miguel A. Alemán, Marcelo Antonio Pavanello, João Antonio Martino, Laurent Vancaillie, Denis Flandre

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Abstract

In this paper, we analyze the previously unexpected advantages of asymmetric channel engineering on the MOS resistance behavior in quasi-linear operation, such as used in integrated continuous-time tunable filters. The study of the two major figures of merit in such applications as on-resistance and nonlinear harmonic distortion, is supported by both measurements and simulations of conventional and graded-channel (GC) fully depleted silicon-on-insultor (SOI) MOSFETs. The quasi-linear current-voltage characteristics of GC transistors show a decrease of the on-resistance as the length of the low doped region in the channel is increased, as well as an improvement in the third-order harmonic distortion (HD3), when compared with conventional transistors. A method for full comparison between conventional and GC SOI MOSFETs is presented, considering HD3 evolution with on-resistance tuning under low voltage of operation. Results demonstrate the significant advantages provided by the asymmetrical long channel transistors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)967-972
Number of pages6
JournalIEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
Volume52
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Graded-channel MOSFET
  • Harmonic distortion
  • Integral function method (IFM)
  • MOSFET-C filters
  • Quasi-linear resistor

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