MOS CHARACTERISTICS OF ULTRATHIN NO-GROWN OXYNITRIDES

被引:77
作者
BHAT, M
KIM, J
YAN, J
YOON, GW
HAN, LK
KWONG, DL
机构
[1] Microelectronics Research Center, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1109/55.320988
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
In this paper, we report for the first time, the growth of high quality ultrathin oxynitrides formed by nitridation of SiO2 in nitric oxide (NO) ambient using in-situ rapid thermal processing (RTP). This process is highly self-limited compared with N2O oxidation of silicon. A significant improvement in the interface endurance and charge trapping properties, under constant current stress, compared to pure O-2-grown and N2O-grown oxides is observed. The NO growth process will have a great impact on future CMOS and EEPROM technologies.
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