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 XMOD Technologies Hicum toolkit extraction
services
Bertrand Ardouin Thomas Zimmer
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 OUTLINE

• XMOD Presentation
• How to choose a compact model ?
• Measurement, Extraction, Modelling Services
  and Consulting
• Hicum Aperitif toolkit Simple approach

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 Where ?
Laboratoire de Microélectronique IXL
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 What ?

• A Start-up company in the Bipolar modelling
  domain
• Offering parameter extraction software
• Provide extraction and modelling services
  (parameter extraction, on wafer measurements,
  )
• Hicum (SGP and VBIC models also supported)
• Single transistor and scaling approach
• Custom models for specific applications
  (HDL-A)

• Co-operation and support from
• Technical University Dresden
• University Bordeaux

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 What ?
On wafer measurement capabilities
NWA HP 8510C (HF, CV) HP 4155B
(DC) C-V meter HP 4284 (C-V) T controler
-60 C up to 200 C
Semi-automatic prober Karl Suss PA200
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 What ?
The Hicum Aperitif Toolkit Single transistor
methodology
In House ICCAP tools for complete parameter
extraction
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Simplicity Time requirement save money
 Why ?
Efficiency ability to model complex technologies
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Simplicity Time requirement save money
 Why ?
Scalability not taken into account
Single transistor strategy
Efficiency ability to model complex technologies
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 Why ?

• Theres a need for companies in this domain
• Help to accelerate the FIRST use of Hicum
  and help to establish a wide use
• Provide complete extraction services for
  companies having no experience in the
  bipolar domain (SiGe and III-V HBTs)
• Provide consulting for modelling of very
  High frequency devices, need of scaling, ...

Centralise Bipolar experience
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Goals of the Hicum Aperitif Toolkit
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• Learn a new model and new tools
• Scaling approach can be complex
• New test structures on the wafers

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Goals of the Hicum Aperitif Toolkit
Hicum Aperitif Toolkit allows to use the
single transistor strategy (SGP like)
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Goals of the Hicum Aperitif Toolkit
Hicum Aperitif Toolkit allows to
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Description of the toolkit
ICCAP measurements toolkit
Instruments
Standard Bipolar Measurement Database
Probes
ICCAP Gummel-Poon, VBIC, MEXTRAM
Hicum Aperitif Toolkit
TRADICA and BIPAX
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Description of the toolkit
ICCAP
 Hicum aperitif Toolkit  New GUI interface
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Parameter extraction Results
fT (Ic)
b (Vce)
BiCMOS SiGe 0.35 µm ST Microelectronics fT 45
GHz
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Parameter extraction Results
Ic (Vbe), Ib (Vbe)
Ic (Vce)
BiCMOS SiGe 0.35 µm ST Microelectronics fT 45
GHz
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Parameter extraction Results
g0 d IC / dVce
BiCMOS SiGe 0.35 µm ST Microelectronics fT 45
GHz
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Parameter extraction Results
fT (Ic)
BiCMOS SiGe 0.25 µm ST Microelectronics fT 75
GHz
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Parameter extraction Results
BiCMOS SiGe 0.25 µm ST Microelectronics fT 120
GHz
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Conclusion

• XMOD provides Software, Consulting and
  Services for Bipolar Modelling community
• Hicum Aperitif Toolkit is ready for
  evaluation
• Simplified approach allows to familiarise
  with the model and extend its interest
• Scaling and statistics planed

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