Total-Dose and Charge-Trapping Effects in Gate Oxides for CMOS LSI Devices

The effect of gamma irradiation on CMOS devices fabricated using 3 Micron CMOS BULK process has been studied as a function of gate oxide processing and subsequent annealing. Threshold shifts, speed degradation, and power supply currents were measured as a function of total dose up to 106 Rad (Si). Using hot electron injection techniques, trapping densities and capture cross-sections of the traps in each oxide type have been determined at pre- and post-irradiation levels. Power supply leakage and speed performance of the devices were recovered within three to five hours by annealing them at 125°C, +10 V bias.