Formation of high quality oxynitride gate dielectrics by high pressure thermal oxidation of Si in NO

被引:6
作者
Song, SC [1 ]
Lee, CH [1 ]
Luan, HF [1 ]
Kwong, DL [1 ]
Gardner, M [1 ]
Fulford, J [1 ]
Allen, M [1 ]
Bloom, J [1 ]
Evans, R [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Texas, Microelect Res Ctr, Austin, TX 78712 USA
来源
ULTRATHIN SIO2 AND HIGH-K MATERIALS FOR ULSI GATE DIELECTRICS | 1999年 / 567卷
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10.1557/PROC-567-65
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TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
In this paper, we report a novel low thermal budget process (<800 degrees C) for engineered ultra thin oxynitride dielectrics with high nitrogen concentration (>5% a.c.) using vertical high pressure (VHP) process. VHP grown oxynitride films show >10X lower leakage current, higher drive current and superior hot-carrier reliability compared to control SiO2 of identical thickness (Tox,eq) grown by RTP in O-2.
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页码:65 / 70
页数:6
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