LEVEL 61 RPI a-Si TFT Model
Star-Hspice LEVEL 61 is an AIM-SPICE MOS15 amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film transistor (TFT) model.
Model Features
AIM-SPICE MOS15 a-Si TFT model features include:
- Modified charge control model; induced charge trapped in localized states
- Above threshold includes:
- Field effect mobility becoming a function of gate bias
- Band mobility dominated by lattice scattering
- Below threshold
- Fermi level located in deep localized states
- Relate position of Fermi level, including the deep DOS back to the gate bias
- Empirical expression for current at large negative gate biases for hole-induced leakage current
- Interpolation techniques are applied to the equations to unify the model
Using LEVEL 61 with Star-Hspice
When using the AIM-SPICE MOS15 a-Si TFT model:
1. Set LEVEL=61 to identify the model as the AIM-SPCIE MOS15 a-Si TFT model.
2. The default value for L is 100m, and the default value for W is 100m.
3. The LEVEL 61 model is a 3-terminal model. No bulk node exists; therefore no parasitic drain-bulk or source-build diodes are appended to the model. A fourth node can be specified, but does not affect simulation results.
4. The default room temperature is 25C in Star-Hspice, but is 27C in some other simulators. The user may choose whether or not to set the nominal simulation temperature to 27C, by adding .OPTION TNOM=27 to the netlist.
Example
This is an example of how the Star-Hspice model and element statement modified for use with LEVEL 61.
mckt drain gate source nch L=10e-6 W=10e-6
.MODEL nch nmos LEVEL=61
+ alphasat = 0.6 cgdo = 0.0 cgso = 0.0 def0 = 0.6
+ delta = 5.0 el = 0.35 emu = 0.06 eps = 11
+ epsi = 7.4 gamma = 0.4 gmin = 1e23 iol = 3e-14
+ kasat = 0.006 kvt = -0.036 lambda = 0.0008 m = 2.5
+ muband = 0.001 rd = 0.0 rs = 0.0 sima0 = 1e-14
+ tnom = 27 tox = 1.0e-7 v0 = 0.12 vaa = 7.5e3
+ vdsl = 7 vfb = -3 vgsl = 7 vmin = 0.3 vto = 0.0
LEVEL 61 Model Parameters
Equivalent Circuit
Model Equations
Drain Current
Temperature Dependence
Capacitance
Star-Hspice Manual - Release 2001.2 - June 2001