University of California-Berkeley

Carbon Nanotube Fiber-Based Tensegrity Structures

Zajac D., University of California-Berkeley, US

Tensegrity structures characterized by self-equilibrium and super-stability are space structures, which due to their properties are of interest to architects and civil engineers. This paper reviews the possible usage of carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers as [...]

Bio-inspired Solar Desalination with Zero Liquid Discharge

Finnerty C., Mi B., University of California-Berkeley, US

As traditional water resources become strained and demand continues to soar, desalination is being considered as a viable option to augment existing water supplies. Although advances in membrane technology have dramatically reduce the energy consumption [...]

Modeling Independent Multi-Gate MOSFET

Duarte J.P., Khandelwal S., Chang H-L, Chauhan Y.S., Hu C., University of California-Berkeley, US

In this paper a fully-featured turn-key compact model for independent multi-gate MOSFETs is presented. This industry standard compact model is called BSIM-IMG. The two independent (front- and back-gate) control of the channel charge in these [...]

InGaAs FinFET Modeling Using Industry Standard Compact Model BSIM-CMG

Khandelwal S., Duarte J.P., Paydavosi N., Chauhan Y.S., Gu J.J., Si M., Ye P.D., Hu C., University of California-Berkeley, US

In this paper, we present modeling results for InGaAs FinFETs using the industry standard compact model BSIM-CMG. We show that BSIM-CMG produces excellent fits to the measured I-V data of these devices. The difference seen [...]

Fiber Optic Based Evanescent Wave Sensor for the Detection of Elemental Mercury Utilizing Gold Nanorods

Crosby J.S., Lucas D., Koshland C.P., University of California-Berkeley, US

We have developed a fiber optic based sensor for the detection of atmospheric elemental mercury that uses gold nanoparticles as the sensing medium. Previous work has established that the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Peak blue-shifts [...]

Fiber Optic Based Evanescent Wave Sensor for the Detection of Elemental Mercury Utilizing Gold Nanorods

Crosby J.S., Lucas D., Koshland C.P., University of California-Berkeley, US

We have developed a fiber optic based sensor for the detection of atmospheric elemental mercury that uses gold nanoparticles as the sensing medium. Previous work has established that the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Peak blue-shifts [...]

BSIM6: Symmetric Bulk MOSFET Model

Chauhan Y.S., Karim M.A., Venugopalan S., Khandelwal S., Niknejad A., Hu C., University of California-Berkeley, US

BSIM6 Model is the next generation Bulk RF MOSFET Model. Model uses charge based core with all physical models adapted from BSIM4 model. Model fulfills all quality tests e.g. Gummel symmetry and AC symmetry etc. [...]

Silver Precipitation in Energy-Scavenging Aluminum Nitride Resonators

Alleyne F.S., Ford M., Gronsky R., Yen T.-T., Pisano A.P., University of California-Berkeley, US

Despite more than a decade of experience in manufacturing of nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) incorporating piezoelectric elements, modern devices are still plagued by delamination at the electrode/piezoelectric interface. Consequently the electric field essential to generate and [...]

Compact Models for sub-22nm MOSFETs

Chauhan Y.S., Lu D., Venugopalan S., Morshed T., Karim M.A., Niknejad A., Hu C., University of California-Berkeley, US

FinFET and UTBSOI FET (or ETSOI) are the two promising multi-gate FET candidates for sub-22nm CMOS technology. BSIM multi-gate FET models (BSIM-CMG and BSIM-IMG) are the surface potential based physical compact models for FinFET and [...]

A Versatile Multigate MOSFET Compact Model: BSIM-MG

Hu C., Dunga M., Lin C.H., Lu D., Niknejad A., University of California-Berkeley, US

BSIM-MG is a surface-potential based compact model for multi-gate MOSFETs such as FinFETs fabricated on either SOI or bulk substrates. It can model transistors with the gate controlling two, three, or four sides of the [...]