Nature Communications (Jan 2020)

Is negative capacitance FET a steep-slope logic switch?

  • Wei Cao,
  • Kaustav Banerjee

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13797-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

Read online

Negative Capacitance field-effect-transistor has long been touted as a steep-slope logic switch. Here, the authors present a lucid formulation that reveals the intrinsic limitation of NC-FETs in achieving steep-slope switching characteristics and highlights their more practical role in saving the voltage losses in modern FETs.