Title :
Method for endurance optimization of the HIMOSTM flash memory cell
Author :
Yao, Thierry ; Lowe, Antony ; Vermeulen, Tom ; Bellafiore, Nicola ; Van Houdt, Jan ; Wellekens, Dirk
Author_Institution :
Technol. R&D, AMI-Semicond. Belgium BVBA, Oudenaarde, Belgium
Keywords :
MOS memory circuits; electric charge; electric potential; flash memories; integrated circuit reliability; optimisation; semiconductor device reliability; temperature; MOS flash memory cell; detrapping rate; endurance optimization; negative oxide charge; ramped write pulse; source side injection flash EEPROM cells; split-gate structure; split-point charge formation; threshold voltage window closure; trapping rate; write/erase cycles; Acceleration; Charge measurement; Current measurement; Flash memory cells; Interleaved codes; Optimization methods; Temperature; Testing; Threshold voltage; Voltage measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability Physics Symposium, 2005. Proceedings. 43rd Annual. 2005 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8803-8
DOI :
10.1109/RELPHY.2005.1493193