Advancing The CFET-Based Device Roadmap: Novel Integration Modules And Standard Cell Configurations

Key takeaways: From the A7 logic technology node onwards, industry may likely transition to CFET-based transistor architectures which enable 4.5-track (4.5T) and below standard cells. Progress in CFET enablement is backed by two complementary R&D tracks, with imec pioneering many of the underlying innovations: the development of CFET-specific process modules, and a design-technology co-optimization (DTCO) exploration of scalable standard cell configurations. Part 1 of this two-part article prese