Title :
Test structure for determining the charge distribution in the oxide of MOS structure
Author :
Takahashi, Yoshihiro ; Imaki, Shunsaku ; Ohnishi, Kazunori ; Yoshikawa, Masahito
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Sci. & Technol., Nihon Univ., Funabashi, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a measurement method to obtain the charge distribution in the oxide layer of a MOS structure. We obtain various oxide thicknesses by gradually varying the etching time of the oxide layer (slanted etching). Using this method, we have determined the charge distribution in the oxide layer of MOS structures before and after ammonia annealing by measuring the mid-gap voltages of C-V curves
Keywords :
MIS structures; annealing; charge measurement; etching; semiconductor device testing; MOS structure; ammonia annealing; capacitance voltage characteristics; charge distribution measurement; oxide layer; slanted etching; test structure; Annealing; Atomic measurements; Charge measurement; Current measurement; Dielectric measurements; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Etching; Silicon; Testing; Threshold voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronic Test Structures, 1995. ICMTS 1995. Proceedings of the 1995 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nara
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2065-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICMTS.1995.513981