THE IMPACT OF SI/SIO2 INTERFACE ASPERITIES ON BREAKDOWN CHARACTERISTICS OF THIN GATE OXIDES

被引:6
作者
LOPES, MCV
HASENACK, CM
机构
[1] Laboratório de Sistemas Inteárarels, Departamento de Enaenharia de Eletricidade da Escola Politécnica da USP
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10.1149/1.2069005
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O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
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081704 ;
摘要
The effect of Si/SiO2 interface roughness on SiO2 breakdown characteristics is investigated by means of numerical calculations. It is shown that similar roughness values of the Si/SiO2 interface may yield different breakdown distributions. It is also shown that severe field enhancement effects may occur at the Si/SiO2 interface for some specific Si/SiO2 interface asperities. A possible correlation between Si/SiO2 interface roughness, oxygen precipitates, and breakdown characteristics is addressed.
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页数:4
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