Improving ESD Protection Robustness Using SiGe Source/Drain Regions in Tunnel FET

Currently, a tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET) is being considered as a suitable electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device in advanced technology. In addition, silicon-germanium (SiGe) engineering is shown to improve the performance of TFET-based ESD protection devices. In this paper, a ne...

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Main Authors: Zhaonian Yang, Yuan Yang, Ningmei Yu, Juin J. Liou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Micromachines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/9/12/657