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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.1Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 CSE477 VLSI Digital Circuits Fall 2003 Lecture 08: MOS & Wire Capacitances Mary Jane Irwin ( www.cse.psu.edu/~mji ) www.cse.psu.edu/~cg477www.cse.psu.edu/~mji www.cse.psu.edu/~cg477 [Adapted from Rabaey’s Digital Integrated Circuits, Second Edition, ©2003 J. Rabaey, A. Chandrakasan, B. Nikolic]
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.2Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Review: Delay Definitions t V out V in input waveform output waveform t p = (t pHL + t pLH )/2 Propagation delay t 50% t pHL 50% t pLH tftf 90% 10% trtr signal slopes V in V out
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.3Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 CMOS Inverter: Dynamic V DD RnRn V out = 0 V in = V DD CLCL t pHL = f(R n, C L ) Today’s focus Next lecture’s focus Transient, or dynamic, response determines the maximum speed at which a device can be operated.
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.4Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Sources of Capacitance CwCw C DB2 C DB1 C GD12 C G4 C G3 wiring (interconnect) capacitance intrinsic MOS transistor capacitances V out2 V in extrinsic MOS transistor (fanout) capacitances V out V in M2M2 M1M1 M4M4 M3M3 V out2 CLCL ndrain pdrain
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.5Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Intrinsic MOS Capacitances Structure capacitances Channel capacitances Diffusion capacitances from the depletion regions of the reverse-biased pn-junctions C GS C SB C DB C GD C GB S G B D C GS = C GCS + C GSO C GD = C GCD + C GDO C GB = C GCB C SB = C Sdiff C DB = C Ddiff
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.6Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 MOS Structure Capacitances xdxd Source n+ Drain n+ W L drawn xdxd Poly Gate n+ t ox L eff Top view lateral diffusion C GSO = C GDO = C ox x d W = C o W Overlap capacitance (linear)
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.7Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 MOS Channel Capacitances S D p substrate B G V GS + - n+ depletion region n channel C GS = C GCS + C GSO C GD = C GCD + C GDO C GB = C GCB The gate-to-channel capacitance depends upon the operating region and the terminal voltages
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.8Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Review: Summary of MOS Operating Regions Cutoff (really subthreshold) V GS V T l Exponential in V GS with linear V DS dependence I D = I S e (qV GS /nkT) (1 - e - (qV DS /kT) ) (1 - V DS ) where n 1 Strong Inversion V GS > V T l Linear (Resistive) V DS < V DSAT = V GS - V T I D = k’ W/L [(V GS – V T )V DS – V DS 2 /2] (1+ V DS ) (V DS ) l Saturated (Constant Current) V DS V DSAT = V GS - V T I DSat = k’ W/L [(V GS – V T )V DSAT – V DSAT 2 /2] (1+ V DS ) (V DS ) V T0 (V) (V 0.5 ) V DSAT (V)k’(A/V 2 ) (V -1 ) NMOS0.430.40.63115 x 10 -6 0.06 PMOS-0.4 -30 x 10 -6 -0.1
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.9Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Average Distribution of Channel Capacitance Operation Region C GCB C GCS C GCD C GC CGCG CutoffC ox WL00 C ox WL + 2C o W Linear (Resistive) 0C ox WL/2 C ox WLC ox WL + 2C o W Saturation0(2/3)C ox WL0 (2/3)C ox WL + 2C o W l Channel capacitance components are nonlinear and vary with operating voltage l Most important regions are cutoff and saturation since that is where the device spends most of its time
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.10Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 MOS Diffusion Capacitances S D p substrate B G V GS + - n+ depletion region n channel C SB = C Sdiff C DB = C Ddiff The junction (or diffusion) capacitance is from the reverse-biased source-body and drain-body pn-junctions.
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.11Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Source Junction View side walls channel W xjxj channel-stop implant (N A +) source bottom plate (N D ) LSLS substrate (N A ) C diff = C bp + C sw = C j AREA + C jsw PERIMETER = C j L S W + C jsw (2L S + W) junction depth
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.12Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Review: Reverse Bias Diode All diodes in MOS digital circuits are reverse biased; the dynamic response of the diode is determined by depletion-region charge or junction capacitance C j = C j0 /((1 – V D )/ 0 ) m where C j0 is the capacitance under zero-bias conditions (a function of physical parameters), 0 is the built-in potential (a function of physical parameters and temperature) and m is the grading coefficient l m = ½ for an abrupt junction (transition from n to p-material is instantaneous) l m = 1/3 for a linear (or graded) junction (transition is gradual) Nonlinear dependence (that decreases with increasing reverse bias) + - VDVD
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.13Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Reverse-Bias Diode Junction Capacitance V D (V) C j (fF) linear (m=1/3) abrupt (m=1/2) C j0
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.14Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Transistor Capacitance Values for 0.25 C ox (fF/ m 2 ) C o (fF/ m) C j (fF/ m 2 ) mjmj b (V) C jsw (fF/ m) m jsw bsw (V) NMOS60.3120.50.90.280.440.9 PMOS60.271.90.480.90.220.320.9 Example: For an NMOS with L = 0.24 m, W = 0.36 m, L D = L S = 0.625 m C GC = C ox WL = C GSO = C GDO = C ox x d W = C o W = so C gate_cap = C ox WL + 2C o W = C bp = C j L S W = C sw = C jsw (2L S + W) = so C diffusion_cap =
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.15Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Transistor Capacitance Values for 0.25 C ox (fF/ m 2 ) C o (fF/ m) C j (fF/ m 2 ) mjmj b (V) C jsw (fF/ m) m jsw bsw (V) NMOS60.3120.50.90.280.440.9 PMOS60.271.90.480.90.220.320.9 Example: For an NMOS with L = 0.24 m, W = 0.36 m, L D = L S = 0.625 m C GC = C ox WL = 0.52 fF C GSO = C GDO = C ox x d W = C o W = 0.11 fF so C gate_cap = C ox WL + 2C o W = 0.74 fF C bp = C j L S W = 0.45 fF C sw = C jsw (2L S + W) = 0.45 fF so C diffusion_cap = 0.90 fF
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.16Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Review: Sources of Capacitance V out CwCw V in C DB2 C DB1 C GD12 M2M2 M1M1 M4M4 M3M3 V out2 C G4 C G3 wiring (interconnect) capacitance intrinsic MOS transistor capacitances V out2 V in extrinsic MOS transistor (fanout) capacitances V out CLCL ndrain pdrain
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.17Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Gate-Drain Capacitance: The Miller Effect Miller Effect: A capacitor experiencing identical but opposite voltage swings at both its terminals can be replaced by a capacitor to ground whose value is two times the original value. V in C GD1 M1M1 V out VV VV V in M1M1 V out VV VV 2C GB1 M1 and M2 are either in cut-off or in saturation. The floating gate-drain capacitor is replaced by a capacitance-to-ground (gate-bulk capacitor).
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.18Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Drain-Bulk Capacitance: K eq ’s (for 2.5 m) high-to-lowlow-to-high K eqbp K eqsw K eqbp K eqsw NMOS0.570.610.790.81 PMOS0.790.860.590.7 We can simplify the diffusion capacitance calculations even further by using a K eq to relate the linearized capacitor to the value of the junction capacitance under zero-bias C eq = K eq C j0
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.19Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Extrinsic (Fan-Out) Capacitance The extrinsic, or fan-out, capacitance is the total gate capacitance of the loading gates M3 and M4. C fan-out = C gate (NMOS) + C gate (PMOS) = (C GSOn + C GDOn + W n L n C ox ) + (C GSOp + C GDOp + W p L p C ox ) Simplification of the actual situation l Assumes all the components of C gate are between V out and GND (or V DD ) l Assumes the channel capacitances of the loading gates are constant
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.20Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Layout of Two Chained Inverters In Out Metal1 V DD GND 1.2 m =2 1.125/0.25 0.375/0.25 PMOS NMOS Polysilicon W/LAD ( m 2 ) PD ( m) AS ( m 2 ) PS ( m) NMOS0.375/0.250.31.8750.31.875 PMOS1.125/0.250.72.3750.72.375 0.1250.5
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.21Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Components of C L (0.25 m) C Term ExpressionValue (fF) H L Value (fF) L H C GD1 2 C o n W n 0.23 C GD2 2 C o p W p 0.61 C DB1 K eqbpn AD n C j + K eqswn PD n C jsw 0.660.90 C DB2 K eqbpp AD p C j + K eqswp PD p C jsw 1.51.15 C G3 (2 C on )W n + C ox W n L n 0.76 C G4 (2 C op )W p + C ox W p L p 2.28 CwCw from extraction0.12 CLCL 6.16.0
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.22Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Wiring Capacitance The wiring capacitance depends upon the length and width of the connecting wires and is a function of the fan-out from the driving gate and the number of fan-out gates. Wiring capacitance is growing in importance with the scaling of technology.
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.23Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Parallel Plate Wiring Capacitance electrical field lines W H t di dielectric (SiO 2 ) substrate C pp = ( di /t di ) WL current flow permittivity constant (SiO 2 = 3.9) L
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.24Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Permittivity Values of Some Dielectrics Material di Free space1 Teflon AF2.1 Aromatic thermosets (SiLK)2.6 – 2.8 Polyimides (organic)3.1 – 3.4 Fluorosilicate glass (FSG)3.2 – 4.0 Silicon dioxide3.9 – 4.5 Glass epoxy (PCBs)5 Silicon nitride7.5 Alumina (package)9.5 Silicon11.7 Hafnium dioxide22
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.25Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Sources of Interwire Capacitance interwire fringe pp C wire = C pp + C fringe + C interwire = ( di /t di )WL + (2 di )/log(t di /H) + ( di /t di )HL
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.26Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Impact of Fringe Capacitance H/t di = 1 H/t di = 0.5 C pp W/t di
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.27Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Impact of Interwire Capacitance
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.28Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Wiring Insights For W/H < 1.5, the fringe component dominates the parallel-plate component. Fringing capacitance can increase the overall capacitance by a factor of 10 or more. When W/H < 1.75 interwire capacitance starts to dominate Interwire capacitance is more pronounced for wires in the higher interconnect layers (further from the substrate) Rules of thumb l Never run wires in diffusion l Use poly only for short runs l Shorter wires – lower R and C l Thinner wires – lower C but higher R Wire delay nearly proportional to L 2
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.29Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Wiring Capacitances FieldActivePolyAl1Al2Al3Al4 Poly88 54 Al1304157 404754 Al213151736 25272945 Al38.99.4101541 1819202749 Al46.56.878.91535 1415 182745 Al55.25.4 6.69.11438 12 14192752 fringe in aF/ m pp in aF/ m 2 PolyAl1Al2Al3Al4Al5 Interwire Cap409585 115 per unit wire length in aF/ m for minimally-spaced wires
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.30Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Dealing with Capacitance Low capacitance (low-k) dielectrics (insulators) such as polymide or even air instead of SiO 2 l family of materials that are low-k dielectrics l must also be suitable thermally and mechanically and l compatible with (copper) interconnect Copper interconnect allows wires to be thinner without increasing their resistance, thereby decreasing interwire capacitance SOI (silicon on insulator) to reduce junction capacitance
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.31Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Next Time: Dealing with Resistance MOS structure resistance - R on Wiring resistance Contact resistance
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CSE477 L08 Capacitance.32Irwin&Vijay, PSU, 2003 Next Lecture and Reminders Next lecture l MOS resistance -Reading assignment – Rabaey, et al, 4.3.2, 4.4.1-4.4.4 -Another lecture given by guest lecturer Greg Link Reminders l HW#2 due today l Project specs due (on-line) October 9 th l HW#3 due October 16 th l HW#4 due November 11 th (not Nov 4 th as on outline) l HW#5 will be optional (due November 20 th ) l Evening midterm exam scheduled -Monday, October 20 th, 20:15 to 22:15, Location TBD -Only one midterm conflict scheduled
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