TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of the performance of an inverter circuit
T2 - Varying the thickness of the active layer in polymer thin film transistors with circuit simulation
AU - Reséndiz, Luis
AU - Estrada, Magali
AU - Cerdeira, Antonio
AU - Cabrera, Víctor
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - In this paper, we study, through simulation, the effects on the behavior of an inverter circuit when the active layer thickness of the polymer thin film transistor design is modified. A previously developed compact model for polymer transistors was implemented in standardized hardware description language. We validate results with measured characteristics of transistors fabricated with a poly(methyl methacrylate) layer on top of a poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl). This analysis indicates that decreasing the thickness of the active layer can increase the output voltage swing and hence the noise margin in digital circuits. Higher noise margin and larger gain were found for inverters with active layer thicknesses less than 40 nm.
AB - In this paper, we study, through simulation, the effects on the behavior of an inverter circuit when the active layer thickness of the polymer thin film transistor design is modified. A previously developed compact model for polymer transistors was implemented in standardized hardware description language. We validate results with measured characteristics of transistors fabricated with a poly(methyl methacrylate) layer on top of a poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl). This analysis indicates that decreasing the thickness of the active layer can increase the output voltage swing and hence the noise margin in digital circuits. Higher noise margin and larger gain were found for inverters with active layer thicknesses less than 40 nm.
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U2 - 10.1143/JJAP.51.04DK04
DO - 10.1143/JJAP.51.04DK04
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0021-4922
VL - 51
JO - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
JF - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
IS - 4 PART 2
M1 - 04DK04
ER -