• DocumentCode
    2699178
  • Title

    High-K gate stack breakdown statistics modeled by correlated interfacial layer and high-k breakdown path

  • Author

    Ribes, G. ; Mora, P. ; Monsieur, F. ; Rafik, M. ; Guarin, F. ; Yang, G. ; Roy, D. ; Chang, W.L. ; Stathis, J.

  • Author_Institution
    STMicroelectronics, Hopewell Junction, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    2-6 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    364
  • Lastpage
    368
  • Abstract
    We show that a model in which the breakdown of the interfacial layer induces a correlated breakdown in the high-K, at the same location, provides a good model of the high-K/IL gate stack statistics. We discuss of the implication of this model on the lifetime projection.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; electric breakdown; high-k dielectric thin films; integrated circuit modelling; integrated circuit reliability; CMOS integrated circuits; High-K gate stack breakdown statistics model; correlated interfacial layer; high-k breakdown path; lifetime projection; CMOS technology; Dielectric breakdown; Electric breakdown; Electronic mail; Foundries; High K dielectric materials; High-K gate dielectrics; Semiconductor device modeling; Statistics; Voltage; CMOS; High-K metal gate dielectrics; breakdown; reliability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS), 2010 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • ISSN
    1541-7026
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5430-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IRPS.2010.5488802
  • Filename
    5488802