The impact of F contamination induced by the process on the gate oxide reliability

被引:7
作者
Ghidini, G [1 ]
Clementi, C [1 ]
Drera, D [1 ]
Maugain, F [1 ]
机构
[1] SGS Thomson Microelect, Non Volatile Memory Proc Dev, Cent R&D, I-20041 Agrate Brianza, Italy
来源
MICROELECTRONICS AND RELIABILITY | 1998年 / 38卷 / 02期
关键词
D O I
10.1016/S0026-2714(97)00040-1
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
The effects of F contaminants introduced by the CVD WSi2 deposition and diffused to the gate oxide interfaces by the thermal treatment performed during the process have been analyzed. High field stresses showed a degradation of the quality of the oxides contaminated by fluorine, but decreasing the stress field below a critical value of 10.5 MV/cm no more effect of fluorine on the gate oxide reliability was detectable. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd.
引用
收藏
页码:255 / 258
页数:4
相关论文
共 7 条
[1]  
CHAPARALA P, 1995, INT REL WORKSH P, P207
[2]   TRAP CREATION IN SILICON DIOXIDE PRODUCED BY HOT-ELECTRONS [J].
DIMARIA, DJ ;
STASIAK, JW .
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 1989, 65 (06) :2342-2356
[3]  
DUMIN DJ, 1994, IEEE IRPS, P143
[4]   A STUDY OF THE OXIDE GROWN ON WSI2 [J].
GHEZZI, P ;
PIO, F ;
QUEIROLO, G ;
RIVA, C .
SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 1991, 6 (07) :684-689
[5]   ON THE CHARGE BUILDUP MECHANISMS IN GATE DIELECTRICS [J].
PAPADAS, C ;
GHIBAUDO, G ;
PIO, F ;
MONSERIE, C ;
PANANAKAKIS, G ;
MORTINI, P ;
RIVA, C .
SOLID-STATE ELECTRONICS, 1994, 37 (03) :495-505
[6]  
PRENDERGAST J, 1995, IEEE INT REL PHYS S, P124
[7]   THE EFFECT OF FLUORINE IN SILICON DIOXIDE GATE DIELECTRICS [J].
WRIGHT, PJ ;
SARASWAT, KC .
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES, 1989, 36 (05) :879-889