Defect-based compact modeling for RTN and BTI variability
 
Defect-based compact modeling for RTN and BTI variability 
 
P. Weckx, M. Simicic, K. Nomoto, M. Ono, Bertrand Parvais, B. Kaczer, P. Raghavan, D. Linten, K. Sawada, H. Ammo, S. Yamakawa, A. Spessot, D. Verkest, Anda Mocuta
 
Abstract 

{\textcopyright} 2017 IEEE. This paper describes a defect-centric based compact modeling methodology for time-dependent threshold voltage variability (V TH ), induced by Bias Temperature Instability (BTI) and Random Telegraph Noise (RTN). A Verilog-A based model wrapper is used to implement a threshold voltage shift by adding a variable voltage source at the gate of the core device model. This compact model allows to incorporate all BTI and RTN related electrostatics and kinetics in standard EDA-Tools as a 'black box' without any custom simulation flow. It can therefore be used in either a manual configuration for academic purposes or be integrated as is into industry standard EDA tools and simulation flows.