DocumentCode
3416762
Title
Dielectric breakdown mechanism in thick SiO2 films revisited
Author
Kubota, Kei ; Kamakura, Yoshinari ; Taniguchi, Kenji ; Sugahara, Yoshiyuki ; Shimizu, Ryosuke
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Syst., Osaka Univ., Japan
fYear
2004
fDate
24-27 May 2004
Firstpage
229
Lastpage
232
Abstract
The dielectric breakdown in thick (Tox>15 nm) SiO2 films is examined, focusing on its statistical properties. Time-dependent dielectric breakdown is measured using the Fowler-Nordheim and the substrate hot hole injection techniques, under various bias conditions. It is demonstrated that in thick oxide films, the Weibull slope is a function of the stress condition, and it is much smaller than the value predicted by the percolation theory. We discuss the effect of trapped holes on the breakdown statistics.
Keywords
MOS capacitors; MOSFET; Weibull distribution; dielectric thin films; hot carriers; percolation; semiconductor device breakdown; silicon compounds; 15 nm; Fowler-Nordheim technique; MOS capacitors; MOSFET; SiO2; Weibull slope; breakdown statistical properties; dielectric thick films; percolation theory; stress conditions; substrate hot hole injection technique; time-dependent dielectric breakdown mechanism; trapped holes; Dielectric films; Hot carriers; MOS capacitors; MOSFETs; Silicon compounds; Weibull distributions;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, 2004. Proceedings. ISPSD '04. The 16th International Symposium on
Print_ISBN
4-88686-060-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISPSD.2004.1332907
Filename
1332907
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