| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L53731/01 |
| Title: |
SIGE FOR MOS TECHNOLOGIES |
| Principal Investigator: |
O'Neill, Professor A |
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| Department: |
Electrical, Electronic & Computer Eng |
| Organisation: |
Newcastle University |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 March 1998 |
Ends: |
30 November 2001 |
Value (£): |
258,878
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| Electronic Devices & Subsys. |
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A co-ordinated research activity involving principally five Universities (Glasgow, London (Imperial College), Newcastle, Southampton and Warwick) and industry (GRP, DRA, Siemens and TMA) concerned with the evaluation and maximisation of the performance enhancements accessible through incorporating SiGe layers in Si MOSFET devices. An assessment of the possibility of using a pseudomorphic SiGe/Si structure to improve p-channel device performance to match that of the n-channel device in CMOS is an important early objective. The principal focus is upon n- and p- channel devices produced on relaxed SiGe buffer (virtual substrates (VS)) which have already been shown to be capable of yielding very significant improvements in deep submicron CMOS performance. The challenge here will be to produce a commercially viable defect-free VS technology and three growth centres will have a substantial activity in this area. Process development will be an important theme of the programme, with e-beam lithography enabling deep submicron feature sizes to be accessed. There will be a strongly interacting modelling activity to optimise the vertical and lateral architectures of the device. Important deliverables will be demonstrators showing the performance advantages of using SiGe devices in digital CMOS, basic micropower circuits and in RF applications.
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