• DocumentCode
    1962366
  • Title

    Enhanced hot-carrier induced degradation in pMOSFETs stressed under high gate voltage

  • Author

    Chen, Jone F. ; Tsao, Chih-Pin ; Ong, T.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    30 June-2 July 2003
  • Firstpage
    230
  • Lastpage
    233
  • Abstract
    Enhanced hot-carrier induced drain current degradation under high gate voltage stress is observed in pMOSFETs. Electron tunneling from the gate plus Auger recombination assisted hot-hole energy gain process is responsible for this phenomenon. This enhancement in drain current degradation is more severe for devices with thinner gate oxide, or devices operated under higher temperature or lower drain voltage.
  • Keywords
    Auger effect; MOSFET; hot carriers; stress effects; tunnelling; electron tunneling; gate oxide; gate plus Auger recombination; high gate voltage stress; hot-carrier induced drain current degradation; hot-hole energy gain; lower drain voltage; pMOSFET; CMOS technology; Degradation; Electrons; Hot carriers; MOSFETs; Spontaneous emission; Stress; Temperature; Tunneling; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    University/Government/Industry Microelectronics Symposium, 2003. Proceedings of the 15th Biennial
  • ISSN
    0749-6877
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7972-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/UGIM.2003.1225732
  • Filename
    1225732