CMOS on-chip thermometry at deep cryogenic temperatures

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Main Authors: Noah, Grayson M., Swift, Thomas, de Kruijf, Mathieu, Gomez-Saiz, Alberto, Morton, John J. L., Gonzalez-Zalba, M. Fernando
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Published: 2023
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author Noah, Grayson M.
Swift, Thomas
de Kruijf, Mathieu
Gomez-Saiz, Alberto
Morton, John J. L.
Gonzalez-Zalba, M. Fernando
author_facet Noah, Grayson M.
Swift, Thomas
de Kruijf, Mathieu
Gomez-Saiz, Alberto
Morton, John J. L.
Gonzalez-Zalba, M. Fernando
contents Accurate on-chip temperature sensing is critical for the optimal performance of modern CMOS integrated circuits (ICs), to understand and monitor localized heating around the chip during operation. The development of quantum computers has stimulated much interest in ICs operating a deep cryogenic temperatures (typically 0.01 - 4 K), in which the reduced thermal conductivity of silicon and silicon oxide, and the limited cooling power budgets make local on-chip temperature sensing even more important. Here, we report four different methods for on-chip temperature measurements native to complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) industrial fabrication processes. These include secondary and primary thermometry methods and cover conventional thermometry structures used at room temperature as well as methods exploiting phenomena which emerge at cryogenic temperatures, such as superconductivity and Coulomb blockade. We benchmark the sensitivity of the methods as a function of temperature and use them to measure local excess temperature produced by on-chip heating elements. Our results demonstrate thermometry methods that may be readily integrated in CMOS chips with operation from the milliKelivin range to room temperature.
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spellingShingle CMOS on-chip thermometry at deep cryogenic temperatures
Noah, Grayson M.
Swift, Thomas
de Kruijf, Mathieu
Gomez-Saiz, Alberto
Morton, John J. L.
Gonzalez-Zalba, M. Fernando
Applied Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Quantum Physics
Accurate on-chip temperature sensing is critical for the optimal performance of modern CMOS integrated circuits (ICs), to understand and monitor localized heating around the chip during operation. The development of quantum computers has stimulated much interest in ICs operating a deep cryogenic temperatures (typically 0.01 - 4 K), in which the reduced thermal conductivity of silicon and silicon oxide, and the limited cooling power budgets make local on-chip temperature sensing even more important. Here, we report four different methods for on-chip temperature measurements native to complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) industrial fabrication processes. These include secondary and primary thermometry methods and cover conventional thermometry structures used at room temperature as well as methods exploiting phenomena which emerge at cryogenic temperatures, such as superconductivity and Coulomb blockade. We benchmark the sensitivity of the methods as a function of temperature and use them to measure local excess temperature produced by on-chip heating elements. Our results demonstrate thermometry methods that may be readily integrated in CMOS chips with operation from the milliKelivin range to room temperature.
title CMOS on-chip thermometry at deep cryogenic temperatures
topic Applied Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.00392