Concise Modeling of Amorphous Dual-Gate In-Ga-Zn-O Thin-Film Transistors for Integrated Circuit Designs

An analytical model for current–voltage behavior of amorphous In-Ga-Zn-O thin-film transistors (a-IGZO TFTs) with dual-gate structures is developed. The unified expressions for synchronous and asynchronous operating modes are derived on the basis of channel charges, which are controlled by gate voltage. It is proven that the threshold voltage of asynchronous dual-gate IGZO TFTs is adjusted in proportion to the ratio of top insulating capacitance to the bottom insulating capacitance (C_\rm TI/C_\rm BI). Incorporating the proposed model with Verilog-A, a touch-sensing circuit using dual-gate structure is investigated by SPICE simulations. Comparison shows that the touch sensitivity is increased by the dual-gate IGZO TFT structure.