The dependence of the threshold voltage (V T ) on channel doping for extremely scaled devices is investigated. This work is focused on the fundamental V T issue and its physical insight into the impact of the doping density on device characteristics. We find that the threshold voltage is, in fact, insensitive to doping over a wide range of doping density and such insensitivity is further extended by bandgap narrowing in nanoscale MOSFETs via analytical analyses and two-dimensional numerical device simulations (2003 Taurus-MEDICI User Guide (Mountain View, CA: Synopsis Inc.)). This result particularly suggests the scalability and feasibility of nanoscale double-gate MOSFETs.