Title :
Impact of mechanical stress on interface trap generation in flash eeproms
Author :
Toda, Akio ; Fujieda, Shinji ; Kanamori, Kohji ; Suzuki, Junichi ; Kuroyanagi, Kammasa ; Kodama, Noriaki ; Den, Yasuhide ; Nishizaka, Teiichiro
Author_Institution :
Syst. Devices Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Keywords :
flash memories; integrated circuit measurement; integrated circuit reliability; interface states; internal stresses; stress measurement; transmission electron microscopy; 0.15 micron; EEPROM endurance; Flash EEPROM cell; NOR cells; SiN-Si; SiO2-Si; TEM; channel stress; charge pumping method; compressive mechanical stress; convergent-beam electron diffraction; data retention degradation; interface trap density; interface trap generation; trap generation; trap recovery; tunnel-oxide/substrate interface; Character generation; Density measurement; Diffraction; EPROM; Electron traps; Lattices; Mechanical variables measurement; Silicon compounds; Strain measurement; Stress measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability Physics Symposium, 2005. Proceedings. 43rd Annual. 2005 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8803-8
DOI :
10.1109/RELPHY.2005.1493093