A Novel Thermal Network Model and Electro-Thermal Coupling Study for NSFETs and CFETs Considering Thermal Crosstalk

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Main Authors: Miao, Tianci, Zheng, Qihang, Hu, Yangyang, Cheng, Xiaoyu, Liang, Jie, Chen, Liang, Guo, Aiying, Liu, Jingjing, Ren, Kailin, Zhang, Jianhua
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author Miao, Tianci
Zheng, Qihang
Hu, Yangyang
Cheng, Xiaoyu
Liang, Jie
Chen, Liang
Guo, Aiying
Liu, Jingjing
Ren, Kailin
Zhang, Jianhua
author_facet Miao, Tianci
Zheng, Qihang
Hu, Yangyang
Cheng, Xiaoyu
Liang, Jie
Chen, Liang
Guo, Aiying
Liu, Jingjing
Ren, Kailin
Zhang, Jianhua
contents As the technology node continues to shrink, nanosheet field effect transistors (NSFETs) and complementary FETs (CFETs) become valid candidates for the 3nm and sub-nanometre nodes. However, due to the shrinking device size, self-heating and inter-device thermal crosstalk of NSFETs and CFETs become more severe. It is important to accurately calculate the self-heating and thermal crosstalk of devices and to study the electrical and thermal characteristics of logic gates, etc. In this work, a thermal network model considering the thermal crosstalk of neighboring devices is proposed, which can accurately calculate the self-heating and thermal crosstalk. The electrical and thermal characteristics of NSFETs and CFETs are compared, and it is found that CFETs have more severe self-heating and thermal crosstalk. The electro-thermal characteristics of inverters, logic gates and ring oscillators composed of NSFETs and CFETs are further investigated. Compared with NSFETs, logic gates and ring oscillators composed of CFETs are more seriously affected by self-heating and should be given extra attention. The thermal network model proposed in this paper can be further used to study the thermal optimization strategy of devices and circuits to enhance the electrical performance, achieving the design technology co-optimizations (DTCO).
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spellingShingle A Novel Thermal Network Model and Electro-Thermal Coupling Study for NSFETs and CFETs Considering Thermal Crosstalk
Miao, Tianci
Zheng, Qihang
Hu, Yangyang
Cheng, Xiaoyu
Liang, Jie
Chen, Liang
Guo, Aiying
Liu, Jingjing
Ren, Kailin
Zhang, Jianhua
Emerging Technologies
Hardware Architecture
As the technology node continues to shrink, nanosheet field effect transistors (NSFETs) and complementary FETs (CFETs) become valid candidates for the 3nm and sub-nanometre nodes. However, due to the shrinking device size, self-heating and inter-device thermal crosstalk of NSFETs and CFETs become more severe. It is important to accurately calculate the self-heating and thermal crosstalk of devices and to study the electrical and thermal characteristics of logic gates, etc. In this work, a thermal network model considering the thermal crosstalk of neighboring devices is proposed, which can accurately calculate the self-heating and thermal crosstalk. The electrical and thermal characteristics of NSFETs and CFETs are compared, and it is found that CFETs have more severe self-heating and thermal crosstalk. The electro-thermal characteristics of inverters, logic gates and ring oscillators composed of NSFETs and CFETs are further investigated. Compared with NSFETs, logic gates and ring oscillators composed of CFETs are more seriously affected by self-heating and should be given extra attention. The thermal network model proposed in this paper can be further used to study the thermal optimization strategy of devices and circuits to enhance the electrical performance, achieving the design technology co-optimizations (DTCO).
title A Novel Thermal Network Model and Electro-Thermal Coupling Study for NSFETs and CFETs Considering Thermal Crosstalk
topic Emerging Technologies
Hardware Architecture
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.12264