DocumentCode
2207118
Title
Reliability characterization of process charging impact on thin gate oxide
Author
Lee, Y.-H. ; Wu, K. ; Sery, G. ; Miekle, N. ; Lin, W.
Author_Institution
Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA, USA
fYear
1998
fDate
4-5 Jun 1998
Firstpage
38
Lastpage
41
Abstract
Process charging effects in sub-micron p- and nMOSFETs with 32 Å oxide are investigated using gate current, stepping JT, ramp voltage, hot carrier and bias-temperature stress techniques. A failure criterion for determination of proper gate oxide reliability is proposed
Keywords
MOSFET; electric current; failure analysis; hot carriers; semiconductor device reliability; semiconductor device testing; thermal stresses; 32 angstrom; Si; SiO2-Si; bias-temperature stress; failure criterion; gate current stress; gate oxide reliability; hot carrier stress; nMOSFETs; pMOSFETs; process charging effects; process charging impact; ramp voltage stress; reliability characterization; stepping JT stress; thin gate oxide; Circuit testing; Diodes; Etching; Hot carriers; MOSFETs; Plasma applications; Sputtering; Stress; Voltage; Wafer bonding;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Plasma Process-Induced Damage, 1998 3rd International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN
0-9651577-2-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PPID.1998.725569
Filename
725569
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