Title :
Change of acceleration behavior of time-dependent dielectric breakdown by the beol process: indications for hydrogen induced transition in dominant degradation mechanism
Author :
Pompl, T. ; Allers, K.-H. ; Schwab, R. ; Hofmann, K. ; Roehner, M.
Author_Institution :
Infineon Technol., Munich, Germany
Keywords :
MIS structures; electric breakdown; hydrogen; silicon compounds; temperature; thermal stability; H2; MOS technologies; SiO2; back end of line process; continuous hydrogen reaction model; degradation mechanism; hydrogen induced transition; negative bias temperature instability tests; silicon dioxide based gate dielectrics; time-dependent dielectric breakdown; Acceleration; Breakdown voltage; Degradation; Dielectric breakdown; Electric breakdown; Hydrogen; Niobium compounds; Semiconductor process modeling; Testing; Titanium compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability Physics Symposium, 2005. Proceedings. 43rd Annual. 2005 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8803-8
DOI :
10.1109/RELPHY.2005.1493118