在Vg=Vd/2应力模式下2.5nm氧化层pMOSFETs的新寿命预测模型

研究了2.5nm超薄栅短沟pMOSFETs在Vg=Vd/2应力模式下的热载流子退化机制及寿命预测模型.栅电流由四部分组成:直接隧穿电流、沟道热空穴、一次碰撞电离产生的电子注入、二次碰撞电离产生的空穴注入.器件退化主要是由一次碰撞产生的电子和二次碰撞产生的空穴复合引起.假设器件寿命反比于能够越过Si-SiO2界面势垒的二次碰撞产生的二次空穴数目,在此基础上提出了一个新的模型并在实验中得到验证.     

HALO结构pMOSFETs在V_g=V_d/2应力模式下应力相关的热载流子退化

研究了超薄栅(2 .5 nm )短沟HAL O- p MOSFETs在Vg=Vd/ 2应力模式下不同应力电压时热载流子退化特性.随着应力电压的变化,器件的退化特性也发生了改变.在加速应力下寿命外推方法会导致过高地估计器件寿命.在高场应力下器件退化是由空穴注入或者电子与空穴复合引起的,随着应力电压的下降器件退化主要是由电子注入引起的.最后,给出了两种退化机制的临界电压并在实验中得到验证     

HALO结构pMOSFETs在Vg=Vd/2应力模式下应力相关的热载流子退化

研究了超薄栅(2.5nm)短沟HALO-pMOSFETs在Vg=Vd/2应力模式下不同应力电压时热载流子退化特性.随着应力电压的变化,器件的退化特性也发生了改变.在加速应力下寿命外推方法会导致过高地估计器件寿命.在高场应力下器件退化是由空穴注入或者电子与空穴复合引起的,随着应力电压的下降器件退化主要是由电子注入引起的.最后,给出了两种退化机制的临界电压并在实验中得到验证.     

GaAs PHEMT器件的退化特性及可靠性表征方法

测量了应力前后GaAs PHEMT器件电特性的退化,指出了GaAs PHEMT阈值电压的退化由两个原因引起.栅极下AlGaAs层深能级的空穴积累可以解释阈值电压漂移中暂时性的、可恢复的那部分,积累在栅金属与半导体之间界面层的空穴可以解释阈值电压漂移中永久性的漂移.空穴积累来源于场助作用下电子的退陷和沟道中碰撞电离产生的空穴向栅极流动时被俘获.对高场下碰撞电离率的实验曲线进行拟合,得到碰撞电离率与器件沟道电场峰值的量化关系,可以对GaAs PHEMT器件的电性能和可靠性进行评估.     

GaAs PHEMT器件的退化特性及可靠性表征方法

测量了应力前后Ga As PHEMT器件电特性的退化,指出了Ga As PHEMT阈值电压的退化由两个原因引起.栅极下Al Ga As层深能级的空穴积累可以解释阈值电压漂移中暂时性的、可恢复的那部分,积累在栅金属与半导体之间界面层的空穴可以解释阈值电压漂移中永久性的漂移.空穴积累来源于场助作用下电子的退陷和沟道中碰撞电离产生的空穴向栅极流动时被俘获.对高场下碰撞电离率的实验曲线进行拟合,得到碰撞电离率与器件沟道电场峰值的量化关系,可以对Ga As PHEMT器件的电性能和可靠性进行评估     

脉冲应力增强的NMOSFET's热载流子效应研究

 本文研究了交流应力下的热载流子效应,主要讨论了脉冲应力条件下的热空穴热电子交替注入对NMOSFET's的退化产生的影响.在脉冲应力下,阈值电压和跨导的退化增强.NMOSFET's在热空穴注入后,热电子随后注入时,会有大的退化量,这可以用中性电子陷阱模型和脉冲应力条件下热载流子注入引起的栅氧化层退化来解释.本文还定量分析研究了NMOSFET's退化与脉冲延迟时间和脉冲频率的关系,并且给出了详细的解释.在脉冲应力条件下,器件的热载流子退化是由低栅压下注入的热空穴和高栅压下热电子共同作用的结果.     

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.     

脉冲应力增强的NMOSFET′s热载流子效应研究

本文研究了交流应力下的热载流子效应 ,主要讨论了脉冲应力条件下的热空穴热电子交替注入对NMOSFET′s的退化产生的影响 .在脉冲应力下 ,阈值电压和跨导的退化增强 .NMOSFET′s在热空穴注入后 ,热电子随后注入时 ,会有大的退化量 ,这可以用中性电子陷阱模型和脉冲应力条件下热载流子注入引起的栅氧化层退化来解释 .本文还定量分析研究了NMOSFET′s退化与脉冲延迟时间和脉冲频率的关系 ,并且给出了详细的解释 .在脉冲应力条件下 ,器件的热载流子退化是由低栅压下注入的热空穴和高栅压下热电子共同作用的结果     

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．     

热载流子应力下n-MOSFET线性漏电流的退化

研究了不同沟道和栅氧化层厚度的n-M O S器件在衬底正偏压的VG=VD/2热载流子应力下,由于衬底正偏压的不同对器件线性漏电流退化的影响。实验发现衬底正偏压对沟长0.135μm,栅氧化层厚度2.5 nm器件的线性漏电流退化的影响比沟长0.25μm,栅氧化层厚度5 nm器件更强。分析结果表明,随着器件沟长继续缩短和栅氧化层减薄,由于衬底正偏置导致的阈值电压减小、增强的寄生NPN晶体管效应、沟道热电子与碰撞电离空穴复合所产生的高能光子以及热电子直接隧穿超薄栅氧化层产生的高能光子可能打断S i-S iO2界面的弱键产生界面陷阱,加速n-M O S器件线性漏电流的退化。     

A quantitative physical model for the band-to-bandtunneling-induced substrate hot electron injection in MOS devices

A quantitative physical model for band-to-band tunneling-induced substrate hot electron (BBISHE) injection in heavily doped n-channel MOSFETs is presented. In BBISHE injection, the injected substrate hot electrons across the gate oxide are generated by impact ionization by the energetic holes which are left behind by the tunneling electrons and become energetic when traveling across the surface high-field region in silicon. The finite available distance for the holes to gain energy for impact ionization is taken into account. A previously published theory of substrate hot electron injection is generalized to account for the spatially distributed nature of the injected electrons. This model is shown to be able to reproduce the I-V characteristics of the BBISHE injection for devices with different oxide thicknesses and substrate dopant concentration biased in inversion or deep depletion. Moreover, it is shown that the effective SiO₂ barrier height for over-the-barrier substrate hot electron injection is more accurately modeled     

1.2kV SiC MOSFET器件URS应力退化机理研究

本文首次研究了1.2kV碳化硅(Silicon Carbide,SiC)MOSFET在非钳位重复应力(Unclamped Repetitive Stress,URS)应力下的退化现象,并通过软件仿真和电荷泵测试技术对该现象进行了深入的分析.研究结果表明:URS应力会使得器件积累区由于碰撞电离产生大量的电子空穴对,其中的热空穴将在电场的作用下注入到氧化层中,使氧化层中出现许多空间正电荷,这些空间正电荷的存在使得器件的导通电阻与阈值电压出现下降,关态漏电流出现上升.     

Generation mechanism of gate leakage current due to reverse-voltagestress in i-AlGaAs/n-GaAs HIGFETs

Device degradation characterized as an increase in the gate leakage current due to continuous reverse-voltage stress was investigated for a 0.35-μm WSi gate i-AlGaAs/n-GaAs doped channel HIGFET (heterostructure insulated-gate field-effect transistor). The gate leakage current, which was dominated by a hole current generated by impact ionization, was found to increase after the application of a gate-to-drain voltage of -6 V for a certain period. The occurrence of the impart ionization was evidenced by the generation of a substrate current and by the negative temperature coefficient of the gate current. The degradation was retarded at an elevated temperature, indicative of hot-carrier-related degradation. The degraded device also showed an ohmic-like gate leakage current. Subsequent annealing at temperatures above 300°C significantly restored the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics. From these observations, a degradation model was developed in which hot holes generated by impact ionization are trapped in the insulator/semiconductor interface, contracting the surface depletion region and thereby increasing the electric field near the gate-edge. A surface treatment using CF₄ plasma was used to suppress the degradation. An FET fabricated using this treatment showed a remarkable decrease in degradation     

Hot hole gate current in surface channel PMOSFETs

This paper reports the observation of a new hot hole component of the gate current of p⁺-poly gate pMOS transistors. The phenomenon is characterized as a function of drain, gate, and substrate bias on devices featuring different oxide thickness and drain engineering options. The new hole gate current component is ascribed to injection into the oxide of substrate tertiary holes, generated by an impact ionization feedback mechanism similar to that responsible of CHannel Initiated Secondary ELectron injection (CHISEL) in nMOSFETs     

Holding time degradation in dynamic MOS RAM by injection-induced electron currents

The holding time degradation of a dynamic MOS RAM caused by a peripheral MOS device operated in the saturation region is discussed. It is shown that the process taking place is injection of electrons into a positively biased substrate region from a grounded junction. This junction becomes forward biased due to the resistive potential drop on the substrate caused by the high substrate current of the short-channel MOS device operated in the saturation region. The model presented in the literature of secondary-impact ionization of holes in the depletion-region edge being responsible for the degradation phenomenon is shown to be inconsistent with experimental results and theoretically improbable.     

Degradation of gain in bipolar transistors

In this paper hot carrier related aging of n-p-n bipolar transistors is investigated experimentally and theoretically in order to bring physical insight into the bipolar h_FE (common emitter current gain) degradation. Electrical stress experiments are performed on transistors with different base doping profiles at varying temperatures. Detailed process simulations are performed to determine the doping profiles of the base-emitter junction. Monte Carlo transport simulations are then performed at different temperatures and bias conditions to determine the electron and hole distribution functions in the base-emitter junction. AT&T's 0.8 μm BICMOS technology is used to fabricate the experimental bipolar structures. For this non-self aligned technology we attribute h_FE degradation to the presence of hot holes and secondary electrons which are generated by hot hole impact ionization. This feedback due to impact ionization has a dominant effect on the high energy tails of the distribution of both holes and electrons even when the overall current multiplication is low. Simple hot electron energy transport models do not contain the complexity to properly describe ionization feedback and carrier heating, and are therefore inadequate. An exponential dependence of the transistor lifetime on BV_EBO is deduced for constant voltage stress (V_stressEBO) conditions, confirming the importance of secondaries in the process of degradation     

New observation and the modeling of gate and drain currents inoff-state P-MOSFET's

The work reports new observations concerning the gate and drain currents measured at off-state conditions in buried-type p-channel LDD MOSFET devices. Detailed investigation of the observed phenomena reveals that 1) the drain current can be separated into two distinct components: band-to-band tunneling in the gate-to-drain overlap region and collection of holes generated via impact ionization by electrons inside the oxide; and 2) the gate current can be separated into two distinct components: the hot electron injection into the oxide and the Fowler-Nordheim electron tunneling through the oxide, At low negative drain voltage, the dominant component of the drain current is the hole generation inside the oxide. At high negative drain voltage, the drain current is essentially due to band-to-band tunneling, and it is correlated with the hot-electron injection-induced gate current     

Low-level gate current injections in flash memories initiated byminority carrier collection action of floating terminals

An unintentional channel hot carrier injection phenomenon is reported for flash memory cells. The injection occurs near the source metallurgical junction during electrical erase and is caused by subthreshold leakage current between source and floating drains. This mechanism is initiated by a minority carrier population (electrons) which is generated by impact ionization around the source junction and later collected by the floating drains. Subsequently, when the floating gate potential approaches threshold voltage, these collected electrons drift from the drain toward the source. When they reach the source junction depletion region, they experience carrier multiplications and some hot carriers are injected onto the floating gate. The injected carriers can be either hot holes or hot electrons depending on the magnitude of the floating gate potential. This mechanism affects the final threshold voltage distribution of flash memories, especially when the electric field across the tunnel oxide is low     

Influence of impact ionization on the drain conductance inInAs-AlSb quantum well heterostructure field-effect transistors

Using an InAs-AlSb heterostructure field-effect transistor (HFT) structure modified to incorporate an epitaxial p-type GaSb back gate, we measure the impact ionization current caused by hot electrons in the InAs channel. We show that the impact ionization current is only a small fraction of the deleterious increase in the drain current commonly observed in InAs-based transistors. Most of the drain current rise is caused by a feedback mechanism in which holes escaping into the substrate act like a positively charged parasitic back gate leading to an increase in the electron current flow in the channel by an amount that is large compared to the impact ionization current itself. Removal of the impact-generated holes by the epitaxial back gate breaks the feedback loop, and dramatically improves the DC characteristics of the devices, and increases the range of usable drain voltages