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Publication
IEDM 2008
Conference paper
MOSFET performance scaling: Limitations and future options
Abstract
Prospects of velocity enhancement as the main driver of performance scaling in future CMOS are examined. Limits of velocity enhancement in uniaxially strained Si are first presented and then outlooks of novel channel materials such as Ge and III-V semiconductors are discussed. Finally, characteristics of performance scaling under power dissipation constraints are studied.