Abstract
Experimental verification of substrate current characteristics is thoroughly carried out. VDS — VDSAT, instead of VDS, is shown to be the driving force of all hot-electron effects. A simple relationship between substrate current and VDS — VDSAT is found. This relationship provides a convenient tool to characterize the substrate current or the channel electric field, and, hence, all hot-electron effects. Measurements of ISUB/ID and VDS — VDSAT at two bias points and any one channel length are sufficient to fully characterize the substrate currents for all channel lengths VDS's and VG's for a given technology.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 505-507 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Electron Device Letters |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1984 |