SPICE Level 3 and BSIM3v3.1 characterization of monolithic integrated CMOS-MEMS devices
The monolithic integration of MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) with the driving, controlling, and signal processing electronics promises to improve the performance of micromechanical devices as well as lower their manufacturing, packaging, and instrumentation costs. Key to this integration is the proper interleaving, combining, and customizing of the manufacturing processes to produce functional integrated micromechanical devices with electronics. The authors have developed a MEMS-first monolithic integrated process that first seals the micromechanical devices in a planarized trench and then builds the electronics in a conventional CMOS process. To date, most of the research published on this technology has focused on the performance characteristics of the mechanical portion of the devices, with little information on the attributes of the accompanying electronics. This work attempts to reduce this information void by presenting the results of SPICE Level 3 and BSIM3v3.1 model parameters extracted for the CMOS portion of the MEMS-first process. Transistor-level simulations of MOSFET current, capacitance, output resistance, and transconductance versus voltage using the extracted model parameters closely match the measured data. Moreover, in model validation efforts, circuit-level simulation values for the average gate propagation delay in a 101-stage ring oscillator are within 13--18% of the measured data. In general, the BSIM3v3.1 models provide improved accuracy over the SPICE Level 3 models. These results establish the following: (1) the MEMS-first approach produces functional CMOS devices integrated on a single chip with MEMS devices and (2) the devices manufactured in the approach have excellent transistor characteristics. Thus, the MEMS-first approach renders a solid technology foundation for customers designing in the technology.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Intelligent Micromachine Dept., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Financial Management and Controller, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 663240
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-98-1870C; CONF-980918-; ON: DE98006179; BR: YN0100000; TRN: AHC29818%%72
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Micromachining and microfabrication symposium, Santa Clara, CA (United States), 21-22 Sep 1998; Other Information: PBD: [1998]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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