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Model Description


This model was implemented based on the published equations of Prof.
Michael Shur of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

References


T. Fjeldly, T. Ytterdal, and M. S. Shur, Introduction to Device and Circuit
Modeling for VLSI, John Wiley and Sons, New York, ISBN 0-471-15778-3 (1998)

K. Lee, M. Shur, T. A. Fjeldly and T. Ytterdal, Semiconductor Device
Modeling for VLSI, 1993, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.

B. Iniguez, T. A. Fjeldly, M. S. Shur, T. Ytterdal, Spice Modeling
of Compound Semiconductor Devices, in Silicon and Beyond.

Advanced Device Models and circuit simulators, M. S. Shur and T. A. Fjeldly,
Editors, World Scientific, 2000, pp. 55-112

B. Iniguez, T. Ytterdal, T. A. Fjeldly and M. S. Shur, "Thin Film Transistor
Modeling for AMLCD,in Digest of the International Workshop on
Active-Matrix Liquid-Crystal Displays (AM-LCD 02), pp. 61-64, Tokyo, Japan,
July 2002 (invited)

H. C. Slade, M. S. Shur, and T. Ytterdal, Characterization and modeling of
frequency dispersion in a-Si Thin Film Transistors, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp.
Proc. Vol. 467, pp. 881-886 (1997)

M. S. Shur, H. C. Slade, M. D. Jacunski, A. A. A. Owusu, and
T. Ytterdal, SPICE Models for Amorphous Silicon and Polysilicon Thin Film
Transistors, J. Electrochem. Soc. Vol. 144, No. 8, pp. 2833-2839, (1997)

M. D. Jacunski, M. S. Shur, A. A. A. Owusu, T. Ytterdal, M. Hack, and B.
Iniguez, A Short-Channel DC SPICE Model for Polysilicon Thin Film
Transistors Including Temperature Effects, IEEE Trans. Electron Dev.,
Vol. 46, N0. 6, pp. 1146- 1158, June (1999)

Parameter Values

NameDescriptionDefault ValueRangeType
NoiseNote: Noise is not yet supported1 from [0:1] integer
TriseDifference sim. temp and device temp [C deg]0.0 from [-inf:inf] real
TempDevice temp [C deg]-- from (-273.15:inf] real
LLength [m]1.0e-6 from (0:inf] real
WWidth [m]1.0e-6 from (0:inf] real
AlphaSatVDS, sat paramter0.6 from [0:inf] real
CgdoD-G overlap capacitance [F]0.0 from [0:inf] real
CgsoD-G overlap capacitance [F]0.0 from [0:inf] real
Def0Dark Fermi level pos0.6 from [0:inf] real
DeltaTransition param5 from [0:inf] real
ElAct energy of hole leakage0.35 from [0:inf] real
EmuField effect mobility act energy0.06 from [0:inf] real
EpsRelative diel const of substr11 from [0:inf] real
EpsiRelative diel const of gate ins7.4 from [0:inf] real
GammaPower law mobility param0.4 from [0:inf] real
GminMin density of deep states1.0e23 from [0:inf] real
IolZero bias leakage current [A]3.0e-14 from [-inf:inf] real
KaSatTemp coeff. of AlphaSat0.006 from [-inf:inf] real
KvtThr voltage temp coef-0.036 from [-inf:inf] real
LambdaFeedback exponent0.0008 from [0:inf] real
MKnee shape parameter2.5 from [-inf:inf] real
MuBandConduction band mobility0.001 from [-inf:inf] real
RdDrain resistance [Ohm]0.0 from [0:inf] real
RsSource resistance [Ohm]0.0 from [0:inf] real
Sigma0Min leakage curr param1.0e-14 from [-inf:inf] real
TnomParm meas temp [C]-- from (-273.15:inf) real
ToxThin-oxide thickness [m]1.0e-7 from [0:inf] real
V0Char voltage for deep states [V]0.12 from [-inf:inf] real
VaaChar voltage: field effect mob [V]7.5e3 from [-inf:inf] real
VdslHole leakage current drain voltage [V]7.0 from [-inf:inf] real
VfbFlat band voltage [V]-3.0 from [-inf:inf] real
VgslHole leakage current gate voltage [V]7.0 from [-inf:inf] real
VminConvergence parameter [V]0.3 from [-inf:inf] real
VtoZero-bias threshold voltage [V]0.0 from [0:inf] real
NMOS1 from [0:1] integer
PMOS0 from [0:1] integer

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