Extending the reliability scaling limit of SiO2 through plasma nitridation

被引:31
作者
Nicollian, PE [1 ]
Baldwin, GC [1 ]
Eason, KN [1 ]
Grider, DT [1 ]
Hattangady, SV [1 ]
Hu, JC [1 ]
Hunter, WR [1 ]
Rodder, M [1 ]
Rotondaro, ALP [1 ]
机构
[1] Texas Instruments Inc, Silicon Technol Dev, Dallas, TX 75265 USA
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTRON DEVICES MEETING 2000, TECHNICAL DIGEST | 2000年
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D O I
10.1109/IEDM.2000.904376
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We demonstrate a manufacturable remote plasma nitridation process that significantly extends the reliability scaling limit of SiO2 based gate dielectrics.
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页码:545 / 548
页数:4
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