Objective
Perform a technical demonstration of the core CMOS/SOI technology at 1.8V supply voltage on a 200mm wafer.
Develop passive components (resistors, capacitors, inductors) on SOI for analogue functions.
Measure HF characteristics of the technology and the dynamic performance in terms of speed, maximum frequency, power consumption and crosstalk.
Develop a complete design kit for mixed A/D applications.
Design the specific building blocks for a single chip GSM receiver.
Prepare the industrialisation and study the cost of ownership, reliability, quality, cost and volume production conditions of 200mm SOI.
Demonstrate full integration of the 0.25um mixed A/D CMOS/SOI technology at the IC manufacturer site.
Perform the demonstration of feasibility of a single chip radio-telephone function for the 900MHz GSM portable telephone applications.
A cost effective production process developed by LETI to produce SOI (Silicon on Insulator) wafers, with very low defect density, is at the origin of this project. In the SOI approach, the oxide layer under the drain and the source of the MOS transistors considerably reduces the parasitic capacitance of inverters and gates, especially at low supply voltages (below 1V) where the junction capacitance starts to increase exponentially. So below 1V the low power advantage of SOI is dominant and the cost per SOI transistor will be equal to the cost of a bulk CMOS-epitaxial transistor.
The reduced parasitics also give SOI technology superior RF capabilities to bulk CMOS.
The objective of the project is to develop the 0.25um SOI technology at LETI in Grenoble and to transfer it to the production fab of ST in Crolles. The capabilities of the technology will be demonstrated with a GSM receiver -from RF to a serial digital I/Q baseband interface- by Alcatel, with some design activities subcontrated to Dolphin and Swindon Silicon Systems.UCL will contribute to the project with modelling of transistors and passives.
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2018 Antwerpen
Belgium
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