Title :
RTN VT Instability From the Stationary Trap-Filling Condition: An Analytical Spectroscopic Investigation
Author :
Compagnoni, Christian Monzio ; Gusmeroli, Riccardo ; Spinelli, Alessandro S. ; Visconti, Angelo
Author_Institution :
Politecnico di Milano, Milan
Abstract :
This paper presents an analytical investigation of the spatial and energetic position of the traps responsible for threshold voltage random telegraph fluctuations in a metal-oxide-semiconductor device. Assuming a stationary trap-filling condition as a result of the application of a constant gate bias, a simple formula is obtained to identify the oxide region where traps having an arbitrary probability to change their state between two subsequent time instants are located. Results are extremely important for the statistical spectroscopic analysis of random telegraph noise sources.
Keywords :
MIS devices; localised states; semiconductor device noise; statistical analysis; RTN instability; metal-oxide-semiconductor device; random telegraph noise source; spectroscopic investigation; stationary trap-filling condition; statistical spectroscopic analysis; Electron traps; Flash memory; Fluctuations; MOSFET circuits; Probability; Semiconductor device modeling; Semiconductor device noise; Spectroscopy; Telegraphy; Threshold voltage; Defects spectroscopy; random telegraph noise; semiconductor device modeling;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TED.2007.912949