• DocumentCode
    758604
  • Title

    Characterization and comparison of PECVD silicon nitride and silicon oxynitride dielectric for MIM capacitors

  • Author

    Ng, C.H. ; Chew, K.W. ; Chu, S.-F.

  • Author_Institution
    Mixed Signal Group, Chartered Semicond. Manuf. Ltd., Singapore, Singapore
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    506
  • Lastpage
    508
  • Abstract
    In this letter, we report on the electrical characteristic and the comparison of the metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors with PECVD silicon nitride (SiN) and silicon oxynitride (SiON). Both capacitors are found to exhibit low leakage and high breakdown field strength, as well as absence of dispersive behavior, good linearity, and comparable quality factor behaviors.
  • Keywords
    MIM structures; capacitors; leakage currents; plasma CVD; semiconductor device breakdown; MIM capacitors; PECVD; SiN; SiON; breakdown field strength; dispersive behavior; electrical characteristic; leakage; linearity; quality factor; Capacitance; Dielectrics; Electric breakdown; Linearity; MIM capacitors; Q factor; Radio frequency; Semiconductor films; Silicon compounds; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Device Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0741-3106
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LED.2003.815154
  • Filename
    1218656