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Diode Connected MOSFET
The subthreshold slope is a feature of a FET's current–voltage characteristic.
In the subthreshold region the drain current behaviour – though being controlled by the gate terminal – is similar to the exponentially increasing current of a forward biased diode. Therefore a plot of logarithmic drain current versus gate voltage with drain, source, and bulk voltages fixed will exhibit approximately linear behaviour in this MOSFET operating regime. Its slope is the subthreshold slope.
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This simulation demonstrates
- slope factor in weak inversion: Purple Curve
- Extraction of specific current: Is – by setting cursor to point where gm/Id = 1/2 gm/Id max
- Threshold Vt by setting if=3
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