• DocumentCode
    3412169
  • Title

    Dielectric step stress and life stress comparison

  • Author

    Strong, A. ; Wu, E. ; Bolam, R.

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Mictroelectron., Essex Junction, VT, USA
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    22-25 Oct. 1995
  • Firstpage
    165
  • Abstract
    Voltage life-stress results have been compared with voltage step stress results. The figure of merit chosen for this comparison was TDDB. Two different oxides were used, one having a thickness of 13.5 nm and the other having a thickness of 8.2 nm.
  • Keywords
    dielectric thin films; electric breakdown; failure analysis; integrated circuit reliability; integrated circuit testing; life testing; silicon compounds; step response; 13.5 nm; 8.2 nm; SiO/sub 2/; TDDB; dielectric films; oxides; thickness; time dependent dielectric breakdown; voltage life-stress; voltage step stress; Acceleration; Dielectrics; Electric breakdown; Hardware; Microelectronics; Stress; Testing; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Integrated Reliability Workshop, 1995. Final Report., International
  • Conference_Location
    Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-2705-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IRWS.1995.493602
  • Filename
    493602