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Ching-Yuan Yang
National Chung Hsing UniversityDepartment of Electrical Engineering
Electronics and Semiconductors
Read Chapter 1 Section 1.7-1.12
Sedra/Smith’s Microelectronic Circuits
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Electronic Circuits (一)
Prof. Ching-Yuan Yang (楊清淵)
Room 823 Electrical Engineering Building, Email: [email protected]
TA: Room 720B Electrical Engineering Building
Website: http://aic.nchu.edu.tw/
Text book: Microelectronic Circuits, 6e, by Sedra/Smith (Oxford 2011)
Course Assessment:
15% Assignments
80% Three Term examinations
5% Other
Course Contents:
Electronics and Semiconductors (Ch1)
Diodes (Ch3)
Bipolar Junction Transistors (Ch4)
MOS Field-Effect Transistors (Ch5)
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Brief History of Electronics
Identification of the electron by J.J. Thomson late in the 19th
century and the measurement of its electric charge by Robert A. Millikan in 1909.
Invention of vacuum tube in 1906 by Lee De Forest
Invention of the transistor in 1947 by John Bardeen, Walter H. Brattain, and William B. Shockley of the Bell Lab.
Invention of integrated circuits (IC) independently by Jack Kilbyof Texas Instruments in 1958 and by Jean Hoerni and Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor in 1959.
Discover of Moore's law (1965): The number of transistors per silicon chip doubles every 18 months.
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Honoring the Trailblazing Transistor
The most important invention of the 20th century
Solid-state devices used to amplify or switch electronic signals.
Made of layers of semiconductor materials and three terminals that connect to an external circuit.
Bell Labs’ first point-contact transistor
The transistor was invented by researchers John Bardeen and Walter Brattain, under physicist William Shockley’s leadership, in December 1947 at Bell Telephone Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J.
Transistors are:
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Examples of Analog IC
Gyroscope systemSingle-chip gyroscopic sensor
Tiny
Robust
Lower power
Angular-rate-to-voltage transducer
BiCMOS process
Chip area: 3mm 3mm
Power: 30mW @ 5V
Product by Analog Devices, USA
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Examples of Analog IC (on the Cover of the Textbook)
AccelerometerMeasure acceleration forces
Protect hard drives from damage
Detect car crashes ….
Product by Analog Devices, USA
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Circuit simulation using SPICE
SPICE: Simulation Program with Integrated Circuited Emphasis
An open-source program developed by the U.C. Berkeley (1970s)
Computer programs to simulate the operation of electronic circuits
PSpice is a commercial PC version available from Cadence
Others: ISPice, HSpice, …
It is not our objectively to teach how SPICE works nor the intricacies of using it effectively.
Our objective is twofold:
To describe the models that are used by SPICE to represent the various electronic devices
To illustrate how useful SPICE can be in investigating circuit operation
In this course, ….
SPICE
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Basic Semiconductor Physics
At 0 K, all bonds are intact and no free electrons are available for current conduction.
At room temperature, some of the covalent are broken by thermal ionization. Each broken bond gives rise to a free electron and a hole, both of which become available for current conduction.
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Basic Semiconductor Physics
A semiconductor (Silicon, Germanium) is neither a perfect conductor (metal) nor an insulator (sand).
Pure semiconductor (Intrinsic semiconductor) has tetrahedron crystal structure. Four valence electrons orbit around the most outer-shell orbit of each atom.
Electron & Holes:
Raising temperature breaks covalent bond and produces electron-hole pair.
In thermal equilibrium, n = p = ni.
ni : intrinsic concentration at a given temperature.
B = 5.4×1031, EG = 1.12 eV (bandgap energy)
k = 8.62×105 eV/K (Boltzmann’s constant)
For silicon at T = 300K, ni 1.5×1010 carriers/cm3.
/2 3 GE kTin BT e
Note that silicon has 5×1022 atoms/cm3.
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N-type Semiconductor
Increasing electron density (n) by introducing pentavalentatoms, which have “5” valence electrons, one extra electron to donate after forming covalent bonds with silicon.
One short of forming 4 covalent bonds with silicon thereby creating a “electron”.
N-type atom donor
The major carrier is electron (majority).
nn0 ND (donor concentration)
The minor carrier is hole
In thermal equilibrium, 2
0no n in p n 2i
noD
np
N(mass - action law)
(minority).
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P-type Semiconductor
Increasing hole density (p) by doping with P-type atoms. Trivalent atom has only “3”valence electrons.
One short of forming 4 covalent bonds with silicon thereby creating a “hole”.
When the p-type atom captures an electron, it accepts an electron.
P-type atom acceptor
Hole is majority.
pp0 NA (acceptor concentration)
Electron is minority.
In thermal equilibrium,
20po p in p n
2i
poA
nn
N(mass - action law)
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Current Flow in Semiconductors: Drift Current
-driftp pv E
p : hole mobility480 cm2/Vs for intrinsic silicon.
-driftn nv E
n : electron mobility1350 cm2/Vs (~2.5 p) for intrinsic silicon.
-driftp pI Aqpvfor hole: pAqp E
Current density:p
p p
IJ qp E
A
For Electron: n nI Aqp E
n nJ qp E
Drift current
Total drift current density ( )p n p nJ J J q p n E E
2
V / cmcm
A / cmp np n Conductivity:
1 1
p np n
Resistivity:
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Current Flow in Semiconductors: Diffusion Current
Free electrons or holes will diffuse from the region of high concentration to the region of low concentration. This process gives rise to a net flow of charge, or diffusion current, which is proportional to the concentration gradient:
p p n n
dp dnJ qD J qD
dx dx unit: A/cm2
Dp and Dn are diffusion constants, unit: cm2/s.
Dp = 12 cm2/s Dn = 35 cm2/s in intrinsic silicon
Electron injection case
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ExampleExample
Hole concentration profile: /
0( ) px Lp x p e
Find the hole-current density at x = 0.
Let p0 = 1016/cm3, Lp = 1 m.
/
0px L
p p p
dp dJ qD qD p e
dx dx
0
19 164
2
(0)
121.6 10 10
1 10
192
pp
p
DJ q p
L
A / cm
If the cross-section area of the bar is 100 m2, find the current Ip.
8192 100 10
192
p pI J A
A
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Relationship between D and
A simple but powerful relationship ties the diffusion constant with the mobility:
pnT
n p
DDV
Einstein relationship
T
kTV
qThermal voltage
At root temperature, T 300 K and VT = 25.9 mV.
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PN junction diode
Symbol
Structure
Junction
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I-V characteristic
Three operational regions:
Forward-bias, v > 0
Reverse-bias, v < 0
Breakdown, v < VZK
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Physical operation of PN junction – under open circuit conditions
Diffusion current
Holes: p side → n side
Electrons: n side → p side
Current: p side → n side
Carrier depletion
Holes diffused to n-side recombine with the majority there (electrons), making the region close to the junction depleted of free electrons and containing uncovered bound positive charges.
Called “depletion region” or “space-charge region”, a carrier-depletion region exists on both sides of the junction.
neutral region neutral region
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Physical operation of PN junction – under open circuit conditions
Carrier depletion (cont’)
A electric field is established across the region.
The resulting electric field opposites the diffusion of holes into the n-region and electrons into the p-region.
The diffusion strongly depends on the voltage drop across the junction.
A barrier has to be overcome for holes to diffuse into the n region and electrons to diffuse into the p region.
neutral region neutral region
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Physical operation of PN junction – under open circuit conditions
Drift current IS & equilibrium
Minorities diffused to the edge of the depletion region will experience the electric field and drift current will be generated.
Direction: n side → p side
Drift current is carried by thermally generated minorities and thus strongly depends on temperature.
It is independent of the barrier voltage.
Under open-circuit condition,
ID = IS.
This equilibrium is maintained by the barrier voltage V0.
neutral region neutral region
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Physical operation of PN junction – under open circuit conditions
Junction built-in voltage
Depend on doping concentrations and temperature
In the range of 0.6 to 0.8 V
Under open circuit, V0 does not appear between the diode terminal because the contact voltages counter and exactly balance the barrier voltage.
neutral region neutral region
0 2ln A DT
i
N NV V
n
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Depletion region width
Charge-equality condition
The depletion region exists almost entirely on the lightly doped side.
p A n Dqx AN qx AN
A: cross-sectional area of the junction
n A
p D
x N
x N
0
2 1 1
dep n p
s
A D
W x x
Vq N N
where 12011.7 1.04 10 F/cm,
: 0.1~1 ms
depW
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Depletion region width
Stored charge:
An
A D
Dp
A D
Nx W
N N
Nx W
N N
J
A DJ
A D
Q Q Q
N NQ Aq W
N N
02 A DJ s
A D
N NQ A q V
N N
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PN Junction with an Applied Voltage
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Physical operation of PN junction – under reverse-bias conditions
Apply a reverse constant current source I (I < IS to avoid break-down) across the diode.
Holes leave p material and free electrons leave n material to the external source.
Depletion layer widens.
The barrier voltage increases.
ID decreases.
Equilibrium is reached when
IS ID = I.
In equilibrium, the increase in barrier voltage above the built-in voltage V0
will appear as an external voltage (VR) that can be measured between the diode terminals.
02 A DJ s
A D
N NQ A q V
N N
0
2 1 1sdep n p R
A D
W x x V Vq N N
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Physical operation of PN junction – under reverse-bias conditions
Depletion capacitance
As the voltage across the pn junction changes, the charge stored in the depletion layer changes accordingly – the junction behaviors like a capacitor.
The resulting expression is:
R Q
Jj
R V V
dqC
dV
or sj
dep
AC
W
0
2 1 1sdep R
A D
W V Vq N N
0
0
1
jj
R
CC
VV
00
1
2s A D
jA D
q N NC A
N N V
where
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Physical operation of PN junction – in the breakdown region
When a reverse current source I > IS is applied across the diode, the barrier voltage continuous to climb until a breakdown mechanism sets in to support the external current I.
Breakdown
Zener breakdown
Avalanche breakdown
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Physical operation of PN junction – in the breakdown region
Two possible breakdown mechanisms are the zenereffect (the breakdown voltage < 5 V) and the avalanche effect (the breakdown voltage > 7 V) or the combination of the two.
Breakdown is not a destructive process provided that the maximum specified power dissipation is not exceeded.
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Physical operation of PN junction – in the breakdown region
Zener breakdown:
The electric field in the depletion layer reach a point that it can break the covalent bonds and generate electron-hole pairs. These electrons and holes constitute a reverse current across the junction that helps support the external current I.
Avalanche breakdown:
The minority carriers that across the depletion layer under the influence of the electric field gain sufficient kinetic energy to be able to break covalent bonds in atoms which they collide. The carriesliberated by this process may have sufficiently high energy to be able to cause other carriers to be liberated in this manner. This process occurs in the fashion of an avalanche, with the result that many carriers are created that are able to support any value of reverse current as determined by external circuits, with a negligible change in the junction voltage drop.
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Physical operation of PN junction – under forward-bias conditions
Majority carriers are supplied from the external source:free electrons → n side, holes → p side.
Depletion layer narrows and barrier voltage decreases. ID increases, in equilibrium: ID IS = I The decrease in barrier voltage appears as an external voltage V.
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Physical operation of PN junction – under forward-bias conditions
Minority-carrier distribution
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Current-voltage relationship
Law of the junction:
The excess holes decays exponentially with x-axis as they recombine with the majority carriers, i.e., free electrons.
where Lp is diffusion length of holes in the n-type silicon.
Hole current density:
Jp is largest at x = xn , and decays exponentially with distance due to recombination. In steady stage, the electrons will be supplied from external circuits to the n region at a rate that will keep the current constant at the value it has at x = xn . Thus,
Total current: I = A(Jp + Jn)
/0( ) TV V
n n np x p e
( ) /
0 0( ) ( ) n px x L
n n n n np x p p x p e
( ) //0 1 n pT
x x Lp V Vnp p n
p
DdpJ qD q p e e
dx L
/0 1Tp V V
p np
DJ q p e
L Similarly, /
0 1TV Vnn p
n
DJ q n e
L
0 0 / / /21 1 1T T Tp n n p pV V V V V Vni S
p n p D n A
qD p qD n D DI A e Aqn e I e
L L L N L N
2 20 0/ /n i D p i Ap n N n n N Reminder that : and
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Saturation Current IS
Typical values range from 10-18 to 10-12 A.
Relationships:
A
, a very strong function of temperature
2 p nS i
p D n A
D DI Aqn
L N L N
/ 1TV VSI I e
2in
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Diffusion capacitance
The excess minority-carrier charges is a function of terminal voltage – a capacitive effect referred to as diffusion capacitance.
Total excess minority carrier charge:
T is called the mean transit time and is related to minority carriers lifetimes.
Small signal diffusion capacitance:
To keep Cd small, the transit time T must be made small, an important requirement for diodes intended for high-speed or high frequency operation.
T p p n nQ I I I
Td
T
C IV
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Terminal characteristics
Forward-bias region:
IS is the saturation current: Proportional to the area of the
junction A design parameter in IC to
scale the current for the same v Of the order of 1015 A Doubles in value for every 5C
rise in temperature
n has a value between 1 and 2, depending on the material and physical structure of the diode. Diodes in IC exhibit n = 1. Discrete diodes generally exhibit n = 2.
For v >> nVT , Diode current is negligibly small for v < 0.5V and increases rapidly for v > 0.7V.
Reverse-bias region: i = IS
Breakdown region: Diode enters this region when the reverse bias voltage exceeds the breakdown voltage. The reverse current increase rapidly with the associated increase in voltage drop being very small.
/ 1Tv nVSi I e
/ Tv nVSi I e
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IEEE symbol convention
Total instantaneous signal: iC
Incremental instantaneous signal: ic
DC/Biasing level: IC
Incremental peak level: Ic
C C ci I i