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Abstract
A new architecture of an on-die process monitor circuit is demonstrated in 28 nm. The proposed circuit can extract the threshold voltage,
$V_{\mathrm { TH,}}$
and random mismatch of a transistor using multiple extraction methods, including the second derivative method. A sigma-delta modulator analog-to-digital converter samples the output to enable on-die processing of the results. A
$V_{\mathrm { DS}}$
voltage control loop enables
$V_{\mathrm { TH}}$
extraction in both the linear and saturation regions of the device. The circuit has a compact area of
$5510~\mu $
m2.