TIME-DEPENDENT DIELECTRIC-BREAKDOWN EVALUATION FOR RAPID-THERMALLY GROWN SIO2-FILMS FORMED ON SUBMICRON-GROOVED SI SURFACES

被引:3
作者
ARAKAWA, T
FUKUDA, H
OKABE, Y
OHNO, S
机构
[1] Semiconductor Technology Lab., Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Hachioji, Tokyo, 193, 550-5, Higashiasakawa
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10.1016/0022-0248(90)90224-9
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
MOS capacitors formed on submicron-grooved (100)Si surfaces have been studied by time-dependent dielectric breakdown tests and transmission electron microscopy. Their time to breakdown depends on the number and profile of groove corners. Rounding off the convex upper corners of Si grooves by rapid thermal processing and rounding off the concave bottom corners by reactive ion etching successfully suppress electric field localization at groove corners and improve the reliability of MOS capacitors formed on grooves. © 1990.
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