New insights in polarity-dependent oxide breakdown for ultrathin gate oxide
Tóm tắt
In this work, a quantitative analysis is applied to resolve the newly reported polarity-dependent charge-to-breakdown (Q/sub BD/) data from thick oxides of 6.8 nm down to ultrathin oxides of 1.9 nm. Three independent sets of Q/sub BD/ data, i.e., n/sup +/poly/NFET stressed under inversion and accumulation, and p/sup +/ poly/PFET under accumulation are carefully investigated. The Q/sub BD/ degradation observed for p-type anodes, either poly-Si or Si-substrate, can be nicely understood with the framework of maximum energy released by injected electrons. Thus, this work provides a universal and quantitative account for a variety of experimental observations in the time-to-breakdown (T/sub BD/) and Q/sub BD/ polarity-dependence of oxide breakdown.
Từ khóa
#Electric breakdown #Stress #Breakdown voltage #Anodes #Electrons #Degradation #Dielectric substrates #Semiconductor device reliability #Tunneling #Dielectric devicesTài liệu tham khảo
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