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  • Semiconductor Device Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Electrical Engineering

Background:

  • Moore's Law and the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) are nearing their limits for traditional complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) architectures.
  • Scaling challenges, particularly short channel effects (SCEs), hinder further miniaturization of transistors.
  • The need for advanced transistor designs is critical for continued progress in electronics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review emerging transistor designs beyond current CMOS technology.
  • To explore solutions for scaling down to and beyond the 5 nm technology node.
  • To discuss the integration of electronics and photonics, simulation methods, and processing challenges.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on advanced transistor architectures.
  • Analysis of gate-all-around (GAA) transistors for overcoming SCEs.
  • Discussion of fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FDSOI) and tunneling field-effect transistors (TFETs) for low-power applications.
  • Exploration of simulation techniques and metrology for device characterization.

Main Results:

  • Gate-all-around (GAA) transistors show promise for scaling beyond 5 nm by mitigating short channel effects.
  • Fully depleted SOI (FDSOI) and tunneling field-effect transistors (TFETs) offer potential for low-power electronics.
  • Innovative processing and metrology techniques are essential for fabricating and characterizing next-generation devices.
  • Integration of electronics and photonics is a key area for future development.

Conclusions:

  • The end of Moore's Law necessitates the exploration of novel transistor designs like GAA, FDSOI, and TFETs.
  • Advanced device architectures are crucial for overcoming scaling limitations and enabling future electronic systems.
  • Successful implementation requires addressing significant challenges in device processing, design, and characterization using advanced metrology.