A two-dimensional subthreshold current model for strained-Si MOSFET

Abstract: An analytical model for the subthreshold current of a strained-Si metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) is developed by solving the two-dimensional (2D) Poisson equation and the conventional drift-diffusion theory. Model verification is carried out using the 2D device simulator ISE. Good agreement is obtained between the model’s calculations and the simulated results. By analyzing the model, the dependence of current on the strained-Si layer strain, doping concentration, source/drain junction depths and substrate voltage is studied. This subthreshold current model provides valuable information for strained-Si MOSFET design.