2009

Conference Papers: D. Grogg, S. Ayoz, A. M. Ionescu, “Self-sustained low power oscillator based on vibrating body field effect transistor”, IEDM 2009, Baltimore, USA, 07-09 December 2009. M. Fernández-Bolaños, T. Lisec, C. Dehollain, D. Tsamados, P. Nicole, A. M. Ionescu, “Highly Tunable Band-Stop Filters Based on AlN RF MEM Capacitive Switches with Inductive Arms and Zipping Capacitive Coupling”, IEDM 2009, Baltimore, USA, 07-09 December 2009. Al. Rusu, G. A. Salvatore, A. M. Ionescu, “A study of polarization effects in metal-ferroelectric-oxide-semiconductor capacitors”, CAS 2009, Sinaia, Romania, 12-14 October 2009. J. Bhandari, M. Vinet, T. Poiroux , J. M. Sallese , B. Previtali, S. Deleonibus, A. M. Ionescu, “Investigation of bias-dependent series resistances and barrier height in Double Gate Schottky MOSFETs”, SOI 2009, San Francisco, USA, 05-08 October 2009. M. Fernández-Bolaños, A. Vasylchenko, P. Dainesi, S. Brebels, W. De Raedt, G. A. E. Vandenbosch, A. M. Ionescu, “Dipole Antenna and Distributed MEMS Phase Shifter fully Integrated in a Single Wafer Process for Beam Steering Applications”, MNE 2009, Ghent, Belgium, 28 September – 01 October 2009. A. Arun, M. Fernández-Bolaños, P. Salet, H. Le- Poche, P. Pantigny, T. Idda, A. M. Ionescu, “Carbon Nanotubes Vertical Membranes for Electrostatically Actuated Micro-Electro-Mechanical Devices”, MNE 2009, Ghent, Belgium, 28 September – 01 October 2009. M. Najmzadeh, L. De Michielis, D. Bouvet, P. Dobrosz, S. Olsen, A. M. Ionescu, “Silicon nanowires with lateral uniaxial tensile stress profiles for high mobility gate-all-around MOSFETs”, MNE 2009, Ghent, Belgium, 28 September – 01 October 2009. Al. Rusu, G. A. Salvatore, A. M. Ionescu, “An experimental investigation of the surface potential in ferroelectric P(VDF-TrFE) FETs”, MNE 2009, Ghent, Belgium, 28 September – 01 October 2009. M. Fernández-Bolaños, C. Dehollain, S. Ayöz, P. Nicole, A. M. Ionescu, “Center Frequency and Bandwidth Tunable Bandpass Filter based on RF MEMS (10GHz- 14GHz)”, EuMC 2009, Rome, Italy, 28 September – 02 October 2009. S. B. Constant, P. Nicole, M. Labeyrie, C. Renard, C. Fourdin, E. Minoux, A. Ziaei, M. Fernandez-Bolanos, A. M. Ionescu, A. Phommahaxay, G. Lissorgues, “X-band MEMS technology for integrated Radar modules”, EuMC (EuRAD) 2009, Rome, Italy, 30 September – 02 October 2009. D. Grogg, S. Ayöz, D. Tsamados, A. M. Ionescu, “Small Signal Modeling of Charge and Piezoresistive Modulations in Active MEM Resonators”, ESSDERC 2009, Athens, Greece, 14-18 September 2009. L. De Michielis, L. Selmi, A. M. Ionescu, “A model for robust electrostatic design of nanowire FETs with arbitrary polygonal cross sections”, ESSDERC 2009, Athens, Greece, 14-18 September 2009. N. V. Cvetkovic, D. Tsamados, K. Sidler, J. Bhandari, V. Savu, J. Brugger, A. M. Ionescu, “Double-gate pentacene TFTs with improved control in subthreshold region”, ESSDERC 2009, Athens, Greece, 14-18 September 2009. K. Boucart, W. Riess, A. M. Ionescu, “Asymmetrically Strained All-Silicon Tunnel Fets Featuring 1V Operation”, ESSDERC 2009, Athens, Greece, 14-18 September 2009. A. Arun, D. Acquaviva, M. Fernández-Bolaños, P. Salet, H. Le-Poche, T. Idda, R. Smajda, A. Magrez, L. Forro, A. M. Ionescu, “Micro-Electro-Mechanical Capacitors Based on Vertical Carbon Nanotube Arrays”, ESSDERC 2009, Athens, Greece, 14-18 September 2009. M. Fernández-Bolaños, C. Dehollain, P. Nicole, A. M. Ionescu, “Tunable Band-Stop Filter Based on Single RF MEMS Capacitive Shunt Switch with Meander Arm Inductance”, ESSDERC 2009, Athens, Greece, 14-18 September 2009. G. A. Salvatore, L. Lattanzio, D. Bouvet, A. M. Ionescu, “An Experimental Study of Temperature Influence on Electrical Characteristics of Ferroelectric P(VDF-TrFE) FETs on SOI”, ESSDERC 2009, Athens, Greece, 14-18 September 2009. D. Acquaviva, A. Arun, R. Smajda, D. Grogg, A. Magrez, T. Skotnicki, A. M. Ionescu, “Micro-Electro-Mechanical Switch Based on Suspended Horizontal Dense Mat of CNTs by FIB Nanomanipulation”, Eurosensors 2009, Lausanne, Switzerland, 06-09 September 2009. K. Sidler, N. V. Cvetkovic, V. Savu, D. Tsamados, A. M. Ionescu, J. Brugger, “Organic Thin Film Transistors on Flexible Polyimide Substrates Fabricated by Full Wafer Stencil Lithography”, Eurosensors 2009, Lausanne, Switzerland, 06-09 September 2009. A. Arun, M. Fernández-Bolaños, P. Salet, T. Idda, R. Smajda, A. Magrez, L. Forro, A. M. Ionescu, “Carbon Nanotubes Brush Varactor”, MEMSWAVE 2009, Trento, Italy, 06-08 July 2009. M. Najmzadeh, D. Bouvet, P. Dobrosz, S. Olsen, A. M. Ionescu, “Investigation of oxidation-induced strain in a top-down Si nanowire platform”, INFOS 2009 (biennial conference, oral presentation), Cambridge, UK, 28 June-1 July 2009. F. Lo Conte, D. Grogg, A. M. Ionescu, M. Kayal, “High-quality factor MEMS based oscillator”, MIXDES 2009, Lodz, Poland, 25-27 June 2009. D. Acquaviva, A. Arun, R. Smajda, P. Y. Pfirter, A. Magrez, T. Skotnicki, A. M. Ionescu, “Effect of the Catalyst Patter Design and Buffer Layer Thickness on Carbon Nanotubes Selectivity, Alignment Orientation and Length by Fast Heating Water Assisted Thermal CVD”, Nanotube 2009 (NT09), Beijing, China, 21-26 June 2009. A. Arun, M. Fernández-Bolanos, P. Salet, A. M. Ionescu, “Tunable RF MEMS Capacitor based on vertical carpets of carbon nanotubes”, INC5 2009, Los Angeles, USA, 18-21 May 2009. D. Grogg, A. M. Ionescu, “Sub-100μW Low Power Operation of Vibrating Body FETs”, VLSI – TSA 2009, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 27-29 April 2009. L. De Michielis, K. E. Moselund, D. Bouvet, P. Dobrosz, S. Olsen, A. O’Neill, L. Lattanzio, M. Najmzadeh, L. Selmi, A. M. Ionescu, “Optimization of the Channel Lateral Strain Profile for Improved Performance of Multi-Gate MOSFETs”, VLSI – TSA 2009, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 27-29 April 2009. D. Grogg, F. Lo Conte, M. Kayal, A. M. Ionescu, “9 MHz Vibrating Body FET Tuning Fork Oscillator”, EFTF – IFCS 2009, Besan?on, France, 20-24 April 2009. M. Fernández-Bolaños, D. Tsamados, P. Dainesi, A. M. Ionescu, “Reliability of RF MEMS Capacitive Switches and Distributed MEMS Phase Shifters using AlN Dielectric”, MEMS 2009, Sorrento, Italy, 25-29 January 2009. D. Acquaviva, D. Tsamados, Ph. Coronel, T. Skotnicki, A. M. Ionescu. “Microelectromechanical Metal-Air-Insulator-Semiconductor (MEM-MAIS) Diode: A Novel Hybrid Device for ESD Protection”, MEMS 2009, Sorrento, Italy, 25-29 January 2009. Journal Papers: J. Bhandari, M. Vinet, T. Poiroux , J. M. Sallese , B. Previtali, S. Deleonibus, A. M. Ionescu, “Investigation of bias-dependent series resistances and barrier height in Double Gate Schottky MOSFETs”, SOI Conference, 2009 IEEE International,  October 2009.   F. Lo Conte, D. Grogg, A. M. Ionescu, M. Kayal , “Silicon 9 MHz MEMS based oscillator with low phase noise and high quality factor”, Electronics and Telecommunications Quarterly,  vol. 55, iss. 4, pp. 77-89, 2009.   R. Gysel, I. Stolichnov, A. K. Tagantsev, S. W. E. Riester, N. Setter, G. A. Salvatore, D. Bouvet, A. M. Ionescu, “Retention in Non-Volatile Silicon Transistors with an Organic Ferroelectric Gate”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 94, iss. 26, 263507, July 2009.   A. Arun, P. Salet, A. M. Ionescu, “A Study of Deterministic Positioning of Carbon Nanotubes by Dielectrophoresis”, Journal of Electronic Materials, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 742-749, June 2009.   M. Najmzadeh, D. Bouvet, P. Dobrosz, S. Olsen, A. M. Ionescu, “Investigation of oxidation-induced strain in a top-down Si nanowire platform”, Microelectronic Engineering, vol. 86, iss. 7-9, pp. 1961-1964, July – September 2009. K. Boucart, W. Riess, A. M. Ionescu, “Lateral Strain Profile as Key Technology Booster for All-Silicon Tunnel FETs” IEEE Electron Device Letters, vol. 30, iss. 6, pp. 656 – 658, June 2009. M. Bopp, P. Coronel, J. Bustos, C. Pribat, P. Dainesi, T. Skotnicki, A. M. Ionescu, “Silicon nanostructuring for 3D bulk silicon versatile devices”, Microelectronic Engineering, vol. 86, iss. 4-6, pp. 885 – 888, April – June 2009. E. Colinet, C. Durand, L. Duraffourg, P. Audebert, G. Dumas, F. Casset, E. Ollier, P. Ancey, J.-F. Carpentier, L. Buchaillot, A. M.  Ionescu, “Ultra-Sensitive Capacitive Detection Based on SGMOSFET Compatible With Front-End CMOS Process”, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 44, iss. 1, pp. 247 – 257, January 2009. D. Acquaviva, D. Bouvet, D. Tsamados, P. Coronel, T. Skotnicki, A. M. Ionescu, “Micro-electro-mechanical (MEM) diode switch”, Microelectronic Engineering, In Press, Corrected Proof, vol. 86, iss. 4-6, pp. 1074 – 1077, April – June 2009. D. Grogg, H. C. Tekin, N. D. Ciressan-Badila, D. Tsamados, M. Mazza, A. M. Ionescu, “Bulk Lateral MEM Resonator on Thin SOI With High-Q Factor”, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 466 – 479, 2009. Invited presentations: A. M. Ionescu, “Micro/Nano-Electro-Mechanical Transistors for Low Power Applications“, EM in Nano-electronics and Photonics, SEREC, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, on 25 June 2009. A. M. Ionescu, “Field Effect Transistors with movable parts”, 2009 Silicon Nanoelectronics Workshop, Satellite to IEEE VLSI Symposium on Technology, 13-14 June 2009, Kyoto, Japan. A. M. Ionescu, “Green nanoelectronic devices”, 5th International Nanotechnology Conference on Communication and Cooperation, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA, 18-21 May, 2009.