Infrastructure for high-frequency noice measurements of sub-100nm MOSFETs

该提案要求使用矢量网络分析仪（VNA）来补充基础设施，以支持半导体器件（特别是亚100 nm金属氧化物半导体场效应晶体管（MOSFET））中高频噪声的研究计划，从器件表征到低噪声射频（RF）集成电路（IC）设计。该计划包括四个主要研究领域-高频噪声测量，器件表征，面向仿真的噪声建模和低噪声，低功耗RF IC设计。该研究计划的重点是开发新的高频噪声测量系统，创新的噪声表征技术，准确和基于物理的器件模型以及用于低功耗，低噪声应用的新型高频电路。这些新技术具有相当大的附带活动潜力，其经济影响怎么强调都不过分。将尽一切努力充分利用商业研究成果，产生经济效益，从而推动加拿大经济。将开发的新技术的商业化预计将通过专利和向工业研究伙伴转让技术来实现。研究成果的潜在用户将包括与半导体制造、微电子和电信行业有关的制造商。此外，将与工业伙伴合作，广泛使用所要求的基础设施，目的是赋予他们竞争优势，这对在目前的经济情况下脱颖而出至关重要。最后，所要求的设备将用于创造一个基本的研究和培训环境，以便向符合学术界或加拿大微电子和电信工业在高频器件特性和电路级测试领域的需要的高素质人员传授必要的技能。该基础设施将吸引世界各地有才华和经验的研究人员和HQP，并将他们留在加拿大。

This proposal is to request the facility, a vector network analyzer (VNA), to complement an infrastructure to support the research program in the investigation of high-frequency noise in semiconductor devices, especially for sub-100nm Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors (MOSFETs), from device characterization to low-noise, radio-frequency (RF) integrated circuit (IC) designs. This program consists of four major research areas - high-frequency noise measurement, device characterization, simulation-oriented noise modeling and low-noise, low-power RF IC design. The emphasis of this research program to be performed on the requested infrastructure is primarily on developing new high-frequency noise measurement systems, innovative noise characterization techniques, accurate and physics-based device models and novel high-frequency circuits for low-power, low-noise applications. The economic implications of these novel technologies that have considerable potential for significant spin-off activities cannot be overstated. All efforts will be taken to fully exploit the research results commercially, generate economic benefits and therefore fuel the Canadian economy. Commercialization of new technologies to be developed is expected to be realized through patents, and transfer of technology to industrial research partners. Potential users of the research results will include manufacturers associated with the semiconductor manufacturing, microelectronics and telecommunication industries. In addition, the requested infrastructure will be used extensively in collaboration with industrial partners, with the objective of empowering them with the competitive edge that is vital to excelling in the present economic scenario. Finally, the requested equipment will be used to create an essential research and training environment that is appropriate to impart requisite skills to highly qualified personnel (HQP) that are in line with the needs of academia or Canadian microelectronics and telecommunication industries in the area of high-frequency device characterization and circuit-level testing. The infrastructure will attract talented and experienced researchers and HQP in the world and retain them in Canada.