Title :
Reconsideration of the threshold voltage variability estimated with pair transistor cell array
Author :
Terada, Kenji ; Higuchi, N. ; Tsuji, Keita
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Inf. Sci., Hiroshima City Univ., Hiroshima, Japan
Abstract :
The standard deviation of threshold voltage, σVTH, which is estimated with Pair Transistor cell Array (PTA), is examined using the test chip fabricated by 65-nm technology. It is found that the errors are caused by two problems: 1) the problem in the approximation and 2) leak current in the isolation region. Taking them into account, the application of PTA to the test structure in scribe line is studied.
Keywords :
MOSFET; PTA; isolation region; leak current; pair transistor cell array; size 65 nm; test chip; test structure; threshold voltage standard deviation; threshold voltage variability; Approximation methods; Current measurement; Logic gates; MOSFET; Threshold voltage; Voltage measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronic Test Structures (ICMTS), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Osaka, Japan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4845-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1071-9032
DOI :
10.1109/ICMTS.2013.6528155