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Title: CMOS-SOI-MEMS Transistor for Uncooled IR Imaging

Autors: Gitelman L, Stolyarova S, Bar-Lev S, Gutman Z, Ochana Y, Nemirovsky Y
THEME: Device physics, modelling and simulation

Publication: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES
YEAR: 2009    MONTH: SEP
ISI Document Solution number: 485WC 10.1109/TED.2009.2026523

ABSTRACT:

This paper reports the design, fabrication technology, post-CMOS micromachining and characterization of CMOS-silicon-on-insulator (SOI)-microelectromechanical system (MEMS) transistors. The thermally isolated micromachined CMOS-SOI-MEMS transistor reported here is designed for uncooled infrared (IR) sensing and is dubbed here as "TMOS." The measured dc and noise electrical characteristics of the as-processed (virgin) transistor as well as those of the post-CMOS-MEMS-processed transistor (TMOS) are reported and compared. In particular, the threshold voltage temperature dependence and the temperature coefficient of current (TCC) at subthreshold are reported. The results indicate that the post-CMOS-MEMS processing does not degrade the performance of the transistors. The electrooptical performance of the TMOS is characterized and reported. With TCC on the order of 4%-10%, depending on the gate voltage, responsivity of 40 mA/W, noise equivalent power on the order of several tens of picowatts, and calculated noise equivalent temperature difference on the order of 64 mK, this uncooled IR sensor in standard CMOS-SOI technology may provide a high performance at a lower cost compared to state-of-the-art uncooled sensors based on bolometers implemented in non-CMOS materials like vanadium oxide or amorphous silicon.


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