A review of sharp-switching devices for ultra-low power applications

S Cristoloveanu, J Wan… - IEEE Journal of the …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The reduction of the supply voltage is standard MOSFETs is impeded by the subthreshold
slope, which cannot be lowered below 60 mV/decade, even in ideal fully-depleted devices …

A compact capacitor-less high-speed DRAM using field effect-controlled charge regeneration

J Wan, C Le Royer, A Zaslavsky… - IEEE Electron Device …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We demonstrate experimentally a capacitor-less one-transistor dynamic random access
memory (DRAM) based on fully depleted silicon-on-insulator substrate. In our device, the …

Steep Subthreshold Swing n- and p-Channel Operation of Bendable Feedback Field-Effect Transistors with p+–i–n+ Nanowires by Dual-Top-Gate Voltage …

Y Jeon, M Kim, D Lim, S Kim - Nano letters, 2015 - ACS Publications
In this study, we present the steep switching characteristics of bendable feedback field-effect
transistors (FBFETs) consisting of p+–i–n+ Si nanowires (NWs) and dual-top-gate structures …

A feedback silicon-on-insulator steep switching device with gate-controlled carrier injection

J Wan, S Cristoloveanu, C Le Royer, A Zaslavsky - Solid-State Electronics, 2012 - Elsevier
We experimentally demonstrate a field-effect transistor with a single front gate built on fully-
depleted silicon-on-insulator substrate that possesses extremely steep switching slope (≪ …

SOI field-effect diode DRAM cell: Design and operation

AZ Badwan, Z Chbili, Y Yang… - IEEE electron device …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A dynamic RAM cell based on the field-effect diode (FED) is presented, and its operation is
described and explained with the help of numerical device simulations. This new cell …

Performance assessment of nanoscale field-effect diodes

N Manavizadeh, F Raissi, EA Soleimani… - … on Electron Devices, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a new structure called a side-contacted field-effect diode (FED). The fabrication
of this new structure is simple, and it offers good electrical characteristics. Furthermore, a …

Memory characteristics of silicon nanowire transistors generated by weak impact ionization

D Lim, M Kim, Y Kim, S Kim - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
In this study, we demonstrate the static random access memory (SRAM) characteristics
generated by weak impact ionization in bendable field-effect transistors (FETs) with n+-p-n+ …

SOI FED-SRAM cell: Structure and operation

AZ Badwan, Z Chbili, Q Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A static memory cell (SRAM) based on the field-effect diode (FED) is presented, and its
operation is explained with the help of numerical device simulations. Although this new cell …

A sharp-switching device with free surface and buried gates based on band modulation and feedback mechanisms

Y Solaro, P Fonteneau, CA Legrand… - Solid-State …, 2016 - Elsevier
We propose and demonstrate experimentally a band-modulation device with extremely
sharp switching capability. The Z 3-FET (Zero gate, Zero swing and Zero impact ionization) …

Sharp-switching band-modulation back-gated devices in advanced FDSOI technology

H El Dirani, P Fonteneau, Y Solaro, CA Legrand… - Solid-State …, 2017 - Elsevier
A band-modulation device with a free top surface, named Z 3-FET (Zero front-gate, Zero
swing slope and Zero impact ionization) and fabricated in the most advanced Fully Depleted …