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Publication
IEEE JSSC
Paper
IGFET Circuit Performance—N-Channel Versus P-Channel
Abstract
The n-channel insulated-gate field-effect transistor offers a factor of 2 to 3.4 mobility advantage (depending on crystal orientation and substrate doping level) over p-channel devices. In addition, several advantages result from the fact that the work function difference between an aluminum gate and the silicon substrate is about —0.8 volt for a p substrate compared with about zero for an n substrate. In particular, this results in a low threshold voltage that allows the use of a substrate bias to adjust the threshold voltage over a useful design range resulting in 1) an added flexibility in choice of thresholds and substrate doping, 2) a reduction in the effect of source-substrate bias on device threshold, 3) decreased junction capacitance, and 4) larger parasitic thick-oxide thresholds for a given insulator thickness. The speed, power, and density advantages of the n-channel device are illustrated for logic and memory circuits using representative n-and p-channel device designs. Copyright © 1969 by The Instrtute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.