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Nanowire or nanobelt sensors based on silicon-on-insulator field-effect transistors (SOI-FETs) are one of the leading directions of label-free biosensors. An essential issue in this device construction type is obtaining reproducible results from elec...

Quick label-free virus screening and highly sensitive analytical tools/techniques are becoming extremely important in a pandemic. In this study, we developed a biosensing device based on the silicon nanoribbon multichannel and dielectrophoretic contr...

The SOI-FET biosensor (silicon-on-insulator field-effect transistor) for virus detection is a promising device in the fields of medicine, virology, biotechnology, and the environment. However, the applications of modern biosensors face numerous probl...

Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) nanowire or nanoribbon field-effect transistor (FET) biosensors are versatile platforms of electronic detectors for the real-time, label-free, and highly sensitive detection of a wide range of bioparticles. At a low analyte...

A threshold voltage (Vth) controllable multigate FinFET on a 10-nm-thick ultrathin BOX (UTB) SOI substrate have been investigated. It is revealed that the Vth of the FinFET on the UTB SOI substrate is effectively modulated thanks to the improved coup...

The fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) has been the mainstream technology on the VLSI platform since the 22 nm node. The silicon-on-insulator (SOI) FinFET, featuring low power consumption, superior computational power and high single-event effect (...

The working environment of electronic devices in the aerospace field is harsh. In order to ensure the reliable application of the SOI FinFET, the total ionizing dose (TID) and hot carrier injecting (HCI) reliability of an SOI FinFET were investigated...

Dopamine is a catecholamine neurotransmitter that plays a significant role in the human central nervous system, even at extremely low concentrations. Several studies have focused on rapid and accurate detection of dopamine levels using field-effect t...

In this work, we present a radio frequency (RF) assessment of the nanoscale gallium nitride-silicon-on-insulator fin field-effect transistor (GaN-SOI-FinFET). All the performances of the device were compared with GaN-FinFET and conventional FinFET (C...

The scaled charge trapping (CT) type silicon on insulator (SOI) FinFET flash memories with different blocking layer materials of Al2O3 and SiO2 have successfully been fabricated, and their electrical characteristics including short-channel effect (SC...

The FinFET architecture has attracted growing attention over the last two decades since its invention, owing to the good control of the gate electrode over the conductive channel leading to a high immunity from short-channel effects (SCEs). In order...

FinFET devices and Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) devices are two mainstream technical routes after the planar MOSFET reached the limit for scaling. The SOI FinFET devices combine the benefits of FinFET and SOI devices, which can be further boosted by Si...

This study illustrates a type of novel device. Integrating fin field-effect transistors (FinFETs) with current silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers provides an excellent platform to fabricate advanced specific devices. An SOI FinFET device consists of t...

Three dimensional (3-D) FinFET devices with an ultra-high Si-fin aspect ratio have been developed after integrating a 14Å nitrided gate oxide upon the silicon on insulator (SOI) wafers through an advanced CMOS logic platform. Under the lower gate vol...

As transistor dimensions continue to scale below 10 nm, traditional MOSFET architectures face increasing limitations from short-channel effects, gate leakage, and variability. FinFETs, especially junctionless FinFETs on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) sub...

Silicon qubits based on specific SOI FinFETs and nanowire (NW) transistors have demonstrated promising quantum properties and the potential application of advanced Si CMOS devices for future quantum computing. In this paper, for the first time, the q...

In this paper, a novel coupler/reflection-type programmable electronic impedance tuner combined with switches that were fabricated by a 0.18-um complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) silicon-on-insulator (SOI) process is proposed...

An analog and mixed-signal (AMS) circuit that draws on machine learning while using a regression model differs in terms of the design compared to more sophisticated circuit designs. Technology structures that are more advanced than conventional CMOS...

In this study, we propose a lateral power-reduced surface field FinFET (LPR-FinFET) to achieve high breakdown voltage and low on-resistance. We investigate the electric field distribution within the reduced surface field (RESURF) structure under reve...

Current–voltage characteristics of a quantum dot in double-barrier configuration, as formed in the nanoscale channel of silicon transistors, were analyzed both experimentally and theoretically. Single electron transistors (SET) made in a SOI-FE...

Silicon (Si) nano-electronics is advancing towards the end of the Moore’s Law, as gate lengths of just a few nanometers have been already reported in state-of-the-art transistors. In the nanostructures that act as channels in transistors or dep...

In this paper, a novel p-type junctionless field effect transistor (PJLFET) based on a partially depleted silicon-on-insulator (PD-SOI) is proposed and investigated. The novel PJLFET integrates a buried N+-doped layer under the channel to enable the...

Biologically sensitive field-effect transistors (BioFETs) have advanced the biosensing capabilities in various fields such as healthcare, security and environmental monitoring. Here, we propose a junctionless BioFET (JL-BioFET) for the high-sensitivi...

Transition metal dichalcogenide materials are studied to investigate unexplored research avenues, such as spin transport behavior in 2-dimensional materials due to their strong spin-orbital interaction (SOI) and the proximity effect in van der Waals...

In this paper, we extensively analyzed the drain-induced barrier lowering (DIBL) and leakage current characteristics of the proposed partial isolation field-effect transistor (PiFET) structure. We then compared the PiFET with the conventional planar...

Highly sensitive and selective gas and volatile organic compound (VOC) sensor platforms with fast response and recovery kinetics are in high demand for environmental health monitoring, industry, and medical diagnostics. Among the various categories o...

This study conducts a comprehensive examination of a GaN channel-based nanobiosensor featuring a dielectrically modulated trigate FinFET structure, incorporating both uniform and Gaussian channel doping. The proposed device incorporates a nanocavity...

The core–shell junctionless MOSFET (CS-JL FET) meets the process requirements of FD-SOI technology. The transistor body comprises a heavily doped ultrathin layer (core linking the source and the drain), located underneath an undoped layer (shel...

In this paper, the poly-Si nanowire (NW) field-effect transistor (FET) sensor arrays were fabricated by adopting low-temperature annealing (600 °C/30 s) and feasible spacer image transfer (SIT) processes for future monolithic three-dimensional in...

Among multi-gate field effect transistor (FET) structures, FinFET has better short channel control and ease of manufacturability when compared to other conventional bulk devices. The radio frequency (RF) performance of FinFET is affected by gate-cont...

Silicon nanowire field-effect transistors (SiNW-FET) have been studied as ultra-high sensitive sensors for the detection of biomolecules, metal ions, gas molecules and as an interface for biological systems due to their remarkable electronic properti...

This paper proposes a stacked field-effect transistor (FET) single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) RF switch which is capable of multi-standard. Negative voltage generator (NVG), logic controller, level shifter, and RF Switch branches are integrated. A PMO...

This work reports the first nanocrystalline SnON (7.6% nitrogen content) nanosheet n-type Field-Effect Transistor (nFET) with the transistor’s effective mobility (µeff) as high as 357 and 325 cm2/V-s at electron density (Qe) of 5 ×...

In this paper, the influence of the DC-blocking capacitors leveraged in coplanar waveguide (CPW) matching networks is studied. CPW matching networks with series-connected DC-blocking capacitors are less sensitive to capacitance and are adopted in a 2...

The impact and safety of phytoestrogens, plant-derived isoflavones with estrogenic activity predominantly present in soy, on female reproductive health and IVF outcomes continues to be hotly debated. In this prospective cohort study, 60 women attendi...

Bovine serum albumin (BSA) is commonly incorporated in vaccines to improve stability. However, owing to potential allergic reactions in humans, the World Health Organization (WHO) mandates strict adherence to a BSA limit (≤50 ng/vaccine). BSA dete...

The continuous scaling down of MOSFETs is one of the present trends in semiconductor devices to increase device performance. Nevertheless, with scaling down beyond 22 nm technology, the performance of even the newer nanodevices with multi-gate archit...