The Influence of Hf-Composition on Atomic Layer Deposition HfSiON Gated Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors after Channel-Hot-Carrier Stress

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作者
Chen, Shuang-Yuan [1 ]
Chen, Hung-Wen [1 ]
Liu, Chuan-Hsi [2 ]
Cheng, Li-Wei [3 ]
机构
[1] Natl Taipei Univ Technol, Inst Mechatron Engn, Taipei 106, Taiwan
[2] Natl Taiwan Normal Univ, Dept Mechatron Technol, Taipei 106, Taiwan
[3] United Microelect Corp, Cent R&D Div, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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ELEVATED-TEMPERATURES; DEGRADATION;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.48.04C009
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
Metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) incorporating hafnium-silicate (HfSiON) dielectrics with different compositions have been fabricated and their hot-carrier injection (HCI) reliability has also been investigated. The experimental results reveal that the HCI degradation of atomic layer deposition (ALD) HfSiON gate dielectrics is minimized at Hf : Si = 1 : 3. Moreover, the experimental results also show that the increment of oxide trapped charges (Delta N-ot) depends on Hf content and is about one order of magnitude larger than that of interface traps (Delta N-it) after channel-hot-carrier (CHC) stress. Finally, some important interfacial parameters, including Delta N-it, Delta D-it, and Delta N-ot, have also been characterized through the charge pumping (CP) technique. (C) 2009 The Japan Society of Applied Physics
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