一种用于提取LDD结构n-MOSFET热载流子应力下界面陷阱产生的改进方法

提出了一种新的基于电荷泵技术和直流电流法的改进方法,用于提取LDD n-MOSFET沟道区与漏区的界面陷阱产生.这种方法对于初始样品以及热载流子应力退化后的样品都适用.采用这种方法可以准确地确定界面陷阱在沟道区与漏区的产生,从而有利于更深入地研究LDD结构器件的退化机制.     

超深亚微米LDD nMOSFET中的非幸运电子模型效应

通过对采用0.18μm CMOS工艺制造的两组不同沟道长度和栅氧厚度的LDD器件电应力退化实验发现,短沟薄栅氧LDD nMOSFET(Lg=0.18μm,Tox=3.2nm)在沟道热载流子(CHC)应力下的器件寿命比在漏雪崩热载流子(DAHC)应力下的器件寿命要短,这与通常认为的DAHC应力(最大衬底电流应力)下器件退化最严重的理论不一致.因此,这种热载流子应力导致的器件退化机理不能用幸运电子模型(LEM)的框架理论来解释.认为这种"非幸运电子模型效应"是由于最大碰撞电离区附近具有高能量的沟道热电子,在Si-SiO2界面产生界面陷阱(界面态)的区域,由Si-SiO2界面的栅和漏的重叠区移至沟道与LDD区的交界处以及更趋于沟道界面的运动引起的.     

超深亚微米LDD nMOSFET中的非幸运电子模型效应

通过对采用0.18μm CMOS工艺制造的两组不同沟道长度和栅氧厚度的LDD器件电应力退化实验发现，短沟薄栅氧LDD nMOSFET（Lg=0.18μm，Tox=3.2nm）在沟道热载流子(CHC)应力下的器件寿命比在漏雪崩热载流子（DAHC）应力下的器件寿命要短，这与通常认为的DAHC应力（最大衬底电流应力）下器件退化最严重的理论不一致．因此，这种热载流子应力导致的器件退化机理不能用幸运电子模型（LEM）的框架理论来解释．认为这种“非幸运电子模型效应”是由于最大碰撞电离区附近具有高能量的沟道热电子，在Si-SiO2界面产生界面陷阱(界面态)的区域，由Si-SiO2界面的栅和漏的重叠区移至沟道与LDD区的交界处以及更趋于沟道界面的运动引起的．     

复合栅控二极管新技术提取热载流子诱生的NMOS/SOI器件界面陷阱的横向分布

提出了用复合栅控二极管新技术提取MOS/SOI器件界面陷阱沿沟道横向分布的原理,给出了具体的测试步骤和方法.在此基础上,对具有体接触的NMOS/SOI器件进行了具体的测试和分析,给出了不同的累积应力时间下的界面陷阱沿沟道方向的横向分布.结果表明:随累积应力时间的增加,不仅漏端边界的界面陷阱峰值上升,而且沿沟道方向,界面陷阱从漏端不断向源端增生.     

复合栅控二极管新技术提取热载流子诱生的NMOS/SOI器件界面陷阱的横向分布

提出了用复合栅控二极管新技术提取MOS/SOI器件界面陷阱沿沟道横向分布的原理,给出了具体的测试步骤和方法.在此基础上,对具有体接触的NMOS/SOI器件进行了具体的测试和分析,给出了不同的累积应力时间下的界面陷阱沿沟道方向的横向分布.结果表明:随累积应力时间的增加,不仅漏端边界的界面陷阱峰值上升,而且沿沟道方向,界面陷阱从漏端不断向源端增生.     

一种用于分离pMOS器件热载流子应力下氧化层陷阱电荷和界面陷阱电荷对阈值电压退化作用的方法

在电荷泵技术的基础上,提出了一种新的方法用于分离和确定氧化层陷阱电荷和界面陷阱电荷对p MOS器件热载流子应力下的阈值电压退化的作用,并且这种方法得到了实验的验证.结果表明对于p MOS器件退化存在三种机制:电子陷阱俘获、空穴陷阱俘获和界面陷阱产生.需要注意的是界面陷阱产生仍然是p MOS器件热载流子退化的主要机制,不过氧化层陷阱电荷的作用也不可忽视.     

一种用于分离pMOS器件热载流子应力下氧化层陷阱电荷和界面陷阱电荷对阈值电压退化作用的方法

在电荷泵技术的基础上,提出了一种新的方法用于分离和确定氧化层陷阱电荷和界面陷阱电荷对pMOS器件热载流子应力下的阈值电压退化的作用,并且这种方法得到了实验的验证.结果表明对于pMOS器件退化存在三种机制:电子陷阱俘获、空穴陷阱俘获和界面陷阱产生.需要注意的是界面陷阱产生仍然是pMOS器件热载流子退化的主要机制,不过氧化层陷阱电荷的作用也不可忽视.     

超薄栅MOS器件热载流子应力下SILC的产生机制

通过测量界面陷阱的产生,研究了超薄栅nMOS和pMOS器件在热载流子应力下的应力感应漏电流(SILC).在实验结果的基础上,发现对于不同器件类型(n沟和p沟)、不同沟道长度(1、0.5、0.275和0.135μm)、不同栅氧化层厚度(4和2.5nm),热载流子应力后的SILC产生和界面陷阱产生之间均存在线性关系.这些实验证据表明MOS器件减薄后,SILC的产生与界面陷阱关系非常密切.     

多晶硅TFT热载流子效应的模拟研究

热载流子效应引起的器件电学特性退化会严重影响电路的工作性能。文章结合多晶硅薄膜晶体管沟道电流的理论模型,讨论了热载流子效应与界面陷阱的关系。沟道载流子在大的漏电场牵引下,运动到漏结附近获得很大的能量从而成为热载流子。如果热载流子能量超过Si-SiO2界面势垒高度,会注入到栅氧层或陷落到界面陷阱,使阈值电压和沟道电流发生退化现象。同时,对多晶硅薄膜晶体管输出特性进行了模拟分析,模拟结果与理论模型基本一致。     

超薄栅MOS器件热载流子应力下SILC的产生机制

通过测量界面陷阱的产生,研究了超薄栅n MOS和p MOS器件在热载流子应力下的应力感应漏电流( SIL C) .在实验结果的基础上,发现对于不同器件类型( n沟和p沟)、不同沟道长度( 1、0 .5、0 .2 75和0 .13 5 μm)、不同栅氧化层厚度( 4和2 .5 nm) ,热载流子应力后的SIL C产生和界面陷阱产生之间均存在线性关系.这些实验证据表明MOS器件减薄后,SIL C的产生与界面陷阱关系非常密切     

Extraction of the lateral distribution of interface traps in MOSFETs by a novel combined gated-diode technique

A novel combined gated-diode technique for qualitatively extracting the lateral distribution of interface traps in N-MOSFETs is presented in this paper. The key of this technique lies in the recombination–generation current peak originating from the interface trap recombination is being modulated by the drain voltage of the combined forward gated-diode architecture. The extraction principle is introduced in detail and the extraction procedure is also erected. The experimental results qualitatively show that the induced interface traps gradually decrease from the drain and source edges to the channel region while showing the highest value near both edges in N-MOSFETs.     

Characterization of various stress-induced oxide traps in MOSFET'sby using a subthreshold transient current technique

An oxide trap characterization technique by measuring a subthreshold current transient is developed. This technique consists of two alternating phases, an oxide charge detrapping phase and a subthreshold current measurement phase. An analytical model relating a subthreshold current transient to oxide charge tunnel detrapping is derived. By taking advantage of a large difference between interface trap and oxide trap time-constants, this transient technique allows the characterization of oxide traps separately in the presence of interface traps. Oxide traps created by three different stress methods, channel Fowler-Nordheim (F-N) stress, hot electron stress and hot hole stress, are characterized. By varying the gate bias in the detrapping phase and the drain bias in the measurement phase, the field dependence of oxide charge detrapping and the spatial distribution of oxide traps in the channel direction can be obtained. Our results show that 1) the subthreshold current transient follows a power-law time-dependence at a small charge detrapping field, 2) while the hot hole stress generated oxide traps have a largest density, their spatial distribution in the channel is narrowest as compared to the other two stresses, and 3) the hot hole stress created oxide charges exhibit a shortest effective detrapping time-constant     

Profiling interface traps in MOS transistors by the DCcurrent-voltage method

Position profiling the interface trap density along the channel length of metal-oxide-silicon transistors by the Direct-Current Current-Voltage method is illustrated for five density variations: zero, peaked in drain junction space-charge layer, constant in channel, nonconstant in channel, and peaked in drain junction space-charge layer and nonconstant in channel. The interface trap densities were monitored by MOS transistor's d.c. body current and the density profiles were obtained from the body-drain and body-source differential conductance versus drain or source bias voltage. An experimental demonstration is given for a 1.6 μm n-channel Si MOS transistor with about 10¹¹ traps/cm² generated by channel hot electron stress     

Spatial distribution of interface traps in DeMOS transistors

The spatial distribution of interface traps in a p-type drain extended MOS transistor is experimentally determined by the analysis of variable base-level charge pumping spectra. The evolution of the interface trap distribution can be monitored as a function of the hot-carrier stress time. A double peaked interface trap density distribution, located in the spacer oxide, is extracted. The interface trap density in the poly overlapped drift region is constant as a function of stress time. No channel degradation is observed.     

Analysis of the DCIV peaks in electrically stressed pMOSFETs

This paper presents the effects of Fowler-Nordheim (FN) and hot-carrier (HC) stress in the direct-current current voltage (DCIV) measurements. The effect of interface trapped charge on DCIV curves is reported. Stress-induced oxide charge shifts the DCIV peaks, while stress-induced interface trapped charge causes a spread in the DCIV peaks. It is found that under HC stress, when the absolute value of stress gate voltage changes from low to high, the interface trap spatial location moves from the drain region to the channel region. It is inferred that the generation of oxide charge in the drain region is a two-step process. For short stress times, electrons mainly fill the process-induced neutral oxide traps, while for long stress times, electrons fill the stress created electron traps     

Origins and characterization of low-frequency noise in GaAsMESFET's grown on InP substrates

An experimental study of the low-frequency noise in GaAs MESFET's grown on InP substrates is reported. The influence of the biases applied to the gate, backgate, and drain in the ohmic region is investigated in order to identify and characterize the 1/f noise origin. We find that this noise can be explained by carrier number fluctuations in the channel and related to trapping phenomena. The traps responsible for this noise are located near the channel-buffer interface. Moreover, the noise behavior exhibits for a well-defined gate voltage, corresponding to the case where the drain current flows near the channel-buffer interface, a GR-type (Lorentzian) noise spectrum emerging from a quite general 1/f noise. This last spectrum corresponds to a single trap level with a density of N_T=10¹⁶ cm^-3 and a time constant τ=1.8 ms which may be attributed to crystal defects present in the GaAs layers     

Low-frequency noise spectroscopy of polycrystalline siliconthin-film transistors

Polycrystalline silicon thin-film transistor (polysilicon TFT's) characteristics are evaluated by using a low-frequency noise technique. The drain current fluctuation caused by trapping and detrapping processes at the grain boundary traps is measured as the current spectral density. Therefore, the properties of the grain boundary traps can be directly evaluated by this technique. The experimental data show a transition from 1/f behavior to a Lorentzian noise. The 1/f noise is explained with an existing model developed for monocrystalline silicon based on fluctuations of the inversion charge near the silicon-oxide interface. The Lorentzian spectrum is explained by fluctuations of the grain boundary interface charge with a model based on a Gaussian distribution of the potential barriers over the grain boundary plane. Quantitative analysis of the 1/f noise and the Lorentzian noise yield the oxide trap density and the energy distribution of the grain boundary traps within the forbidden gap     

Two-dimensional numerical simulation of side-gating effect in GaAsMESFETs

Two-dimensional device simulations that confirm that the side-gating effect in GaAs MESFETs occurs on semi-insulating substrates containing hole traps are discussed. A negative voltage applied on a side gate, a separate n-type doped region, causes an increase in the thickness of the negatively charged layer at the FET channel interface in the substrate, through hole emission from hole traps. The FET channel current is modulated by the electron depletion of the n-type channel, which results from the compensation for the extension of the negatively charged layer at the n-i interface into the i-substrate containing hole traps. The magnitude of the drain current reduction is determined by the total acceptor concentration in the substrate and the donor concentration of the channel. However, the magnitude is independent of the side-gate distances