PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF HOT-ELECTRON-INDUCED MOSFET DEGRADATION THROUGH AN IMPROVED APPROACH TO THE CHARGE-PUMPING TECHNIQUE

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作者
BERGONZONI, C
LIBERA, GD
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[1] SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, Central R&D, 20041, Agrate Brianza, MI
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10.1109/16.144681
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The physical mechanisms which are involved in the hot-carrier-induced degradation of CMOS transistor are analyzed by means of an improved approach to the charge-pumping measurement technique. The proposed experimental procedure allows the simultaneous characterization of both interface-states generation and carrier trapping in the gate insulator. The analysis is extended to both static and dynamic degradation processes, whose differences and similarities are discussed.
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