An analysis of the trapping characteristics of silicon dioxide (SiO2) subjected to Fowler-Nordheim degradation is presented. Based on the Fowler-Nordheim threshold and flat-band voltage shifts, the total charge trapped in the oxide (Q(ox)) and the centroid (xBAR) of the trapped charge distribution is extracted while taking into account the charge stored in the fast Si-SiO2 interface states as a function of the Fowler-Nordheim injection dose. Using quasi-first-order kinetic equations the capture cross sections (sigma(i)) and densities (N(t)i) of the oxide bulk traps are also determined.