TBD prediction from measurements at low field and room temperature using a new estimator

被引:18
作者
Ghetti, A [1 ]
Bude, J [1 ]
Weber, G [1 ]
机构
[1] Bell Labs, Lucent Technol, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA
来源
2000 SYMPOSIUM ON VLSI TECHNOLOGY, DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS | 2000年
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D O I
10.1109/VLSIT.2000.852832
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
We present a new method to predict oxide breakdown from measurements at low voltage and room temperature. The method is based on tunneling into interface states (TEDit). We show that TEDit correlates to breakdown. Then we exploit this correlation to predict oxide lifetime.
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页码:218 / 219
页数:2
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