• DocumentCode
    1868071
  • Title

    Dynamics of threshold voltage instability in stacked high-k dielectrics: role of the interfacial oxide

  • Author

    Pantisano, L. ; Cartier, E. ; Kerber, A. ; Degraeve, R. ; Lorenzini, M. ; Rosmeulen, M. ; Groeseneken, G. ; Maes, H.E.

  • Author_Institution
    IMEC, Leuven, Belgium
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    10-12 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    163
  • Lastpage
    164
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we focus on comparing the V/sub TH/-instability in scaled stacks with the trapping behavior of thick HfO/sub 2/ layers. We show that a large part of the instability is caused by charging/discharging of HfO/sub 2/ bulk defects, independent of the HfO/sub 2/ thickness. The interfacial oxide thickness influence the mechanism of charging and discharging of the HfO/sub 2/ defects.
  • Keywords
    crystal defects; electron traps; field effect transistors; hafnium compounds; thin film transistors; HfO/sub 2/; HfO/sub 2/ charging; HfO/sub 2/ defects; HfO/sub 2/ discharging; interfacial oxide; interfacial oxide thickness; scaled stacks; stacked dielectric materials; thick HfO/sub 2/ layers; threshold voltage instability dynamics; trapping properties; Current measurement; Electron traps; FETs; Hafnium oxide; High-K gate dielectrics; Pulse measurements; Space vector pulse width modulation; Stress; Threshold voltage; Tunneling;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    VLSI Technology, 2003. Digest of Technical Papers. 2003 Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto, Japan
  • Print_ISBN
    4-89114-033-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/VLSIT.2003.1221136
  • Filename
    1221136