Practice Strain Engineering (9.3.1) - Performance Enhancement and Scaling Down Technologies
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Strain Engineering

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Question 1 Easy

What is strain engineering?

💡 Hint: Think about how mechanical stress affects movement.

Question 2 Easy

What type of strain improves nMOS performance?

💡 Hint: Consider the type of charge carriers in nMOS.

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Question 1

What does strain engineering improve in semiconductor devices?

Heating rates
Carrier mobility
Transistor size

💡 Hint: Think about how stress can affect movement.

Question 2

Tensile strain is associated with which type of transistor?

True (nMOS)
False (pMOS)

💡 Hint: Recall the relationship between strain types and transistor types.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Discuss the implications of failings in strain engineering techniques on semiconductor performance in high-frequency applications.

💡 Hint: Think about how performance impacts speed and energy consumption.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze a semiconductor device where tensile strain is over-applied, and predict potential outcomes in performance metrics.

💡 Hint: Consider balance; too much of a good thing can be detrimental.

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