PLASTIC: CIRCUIT PROJECTION, CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELLING

António de Matos Tavares

Key information

Authors:

António de Matos Tavares (António de Matos Tavares Proença)

Supervisors:

Jorge Manuel Ferreira Morgado (Jorge Manuel Ferreira Morgado); Nuno Cavaco Gomes Horta (Nuno Cavaco Gomes Horta)

Published in

05/21/2010

Abstract

The advances in polymer semiconductors open some perspectives in flexible integrated circuits applications. Although this new generation of electronic circuits is not expected to achieve nor overcome the typical CMOS circuits? performance, they are expected to conquer their one space in some particular applications that can benefit from low cost production systems and do not require high speed processing. This work aims to contribute to the organic circuit technologies? development by introducing new device models that enables circuit design with support of VHDL-AMS simulators. The development of the model is accompanied by experimental tests on organic devices, in a retroactive process that makes the adjustments easier. This work continues the previous work done by analysing a new technology among with extending the existing system capabilities in data acquisition and by analysing new polimer semiconductor technologies. The final goal is to use the developed models in circuit design and simulation.