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Why Vt-Channel Length curve differs from Short Channel Effect?

richardyuan
richardyuan over 10 years ago

The Vt-L plot looks weird. I cannot see a Vt drop down when L is reduced to near 0.18um for my nmos.

And even change the Vbs, there is no change for the curve.

Can anybody help to explain that?

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    richardyuan over 10 years ago

    Dear Andrew,

    Thank you very much.

    I checked the component parameter "Length" and found that the unit is meter really. Then I changed the ocean script:

    ......

    analysis('dc ?saveOppoint t ?param "Length" ?start "0.18e-6" ?stop "10e-6" ?lin "50")

    desVar( "Length" 0.18e-6)

    ......

    And finally I got a similiar image like you.

    By the way, your script looks neater and different from ocean skill. What is that and how to use it?(I'm a beginner for spectre simulation indeed)

    Can you introduce the method briefly(or the reference manual I should take a look)?

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  • richardyuan
    richardyuan over 10 years ago

    Dear Andrew,

    Thank you very much.

    I checked the component parameter "Length" and found that the unit is meter really. Then I changed the ocean script:

    ......

    analysis('dc ?saveOppoint t ?param "Length" ?start "0.18e-6" ?stop "10e-6" ?lin "50")

    desVar( "Length" 0.18e-6)

    ......

    And finally I got a similiar image like you.

    By the way, your script looks neater and different from ocean skill. What is that and how to use it?(I'm a beginner for spectre simulation indeed)

    Can you introduce the method briefly(or the reference manual I should take a look)?

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