Hot carrier induced (HCI) degradation of surface channel n MOSFETs with different oxide thicknesses is investigated under maximum substrate current condition.Results show that the key parameters m and n of H...Hot carrier induced (HCI) degradation of surface channel n MOSFETs with different oxide thicknesses is investigated under maximum substrate current condition.Results show that the key parameters m and n of Hu's lifetime prediction model have a close relationship with oxide thickness.Furthermore,a linear relationship is found between m and n .Based on this result,the lifetime prediction model can be expended to the device with thinner oxides.展开更多
Although hot carriers induced degradation of NMOSFETs has been studied for decades, the role of hot electron in this process is still debated. In this paper, the additional substrate hot electrons have been intentiona...Although hot carriers induced degradation of NMOSFETs has been studied for decades, the role of hot electron in this process is still debated. In this paper, the additional substrate hot electrons have been intentionally injected into the oxide layer to analyze tile role of hot electron in hot carrier degradation. The enhanced degradation and the decreased time exponent appear with the injected hot electrons increasing, the degradation increases from 21.80% to 62.00% and the time exponent decreases from 0.59 to 0.27 with Vb decreasing from 0 V to -4 V, at the same time, the recovery also becomes remarkable and which strongly depends on the post stress gate bias Vg. Based on the experimental results, more unrecovered interface traps are created by the additional injected hot electron from the breaking Si-H bond, but the oxide trapped negative charges do not increase after a rapid recovery.展开更多
Hot carrier injection （HCI） at high temperatures and different values of gate bias Vg has been performed in order to study the actions of negative bias temperature instability （NBTI） and hot carriers. Hot-carrier-...Hot carrier injection （HCI） at high temperatures and different values of gate bias Vg has been performed in order to study the actions of negative bias temperature instability （NBTI） and hot carriers. Hot-carrier-stress-induced damage at Vg = Vd, where Vd is the voltage of the transistor drain, increases as temperature rises, contrary to conventional hot carrier behaviour, which is identified as being related to the NBTI. A comparison between the actions of NBTI and hot carriers at low and high gate voltages shows that the damage behaviours are quite different： the low gate voltage stress results in an increase in transconductance, while the NBTI-dominated high gate voltage and high temperature stress causes a decrease in transconductance. It is concluded that this can be a major source of hot carrier damage at elevated temperatures and high gate voltage stressing of p-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors （PMOSFETs）. We demonstrate a novel mode of NBTI-enhanced hot carrier degradation in PMOSFETs. A novel method to decouple the actions of NBTI from that of hot carriers is also presented.展开更多
由于薄硅膜——绝缘体上硅型横向扩散金属氧化物半导体(Silicon On Insulator Laterally Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor,SOI LDMOS)制作在厚度仅有几十到几百纳米的硅膜上,器件在高电压、大电流的作用下,热载流子注入(Hot Carrier...由于薄硅膜——绝缘体上硅型横向扩散金属氧化物半导体(Silicon On Insulator Laterally Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor,SOI LDMOS)制作在厚度仅有几十到几百纳米的硅膜上,器件在高电压、大电流的作用下,热载流子注入(Hot Carrier Injection,HCI)效应更为复杂,HCI可靠性受到极大的挑战。研究并探讨了两种结构的15 V SOI LDMOS的热载流子注入劣变机理。采用电荷泵(Charge Pumping)方法测试了界面缺陷产生的特点,当HCI效应发生在沟道区,最大沟道跨导退化明显,饱和驱动电流退化幅度较小,当HCI效应发生在多晶栅边缘,情况刚好相反。通过TCAD仿真研究了器件结构和碰撞电离率分布规律,发现了碰撞电离产生的负电荷对漂移区影响机制,揭示了HCI效应即碰撞电离率最大的位置对SOI LDMOS器件的损伤机理。为薄硅膜SOI LDMOS器件的HCI可靠性设计与优化提供了重要的经验参考。展开更多
基于0.18μm CMOS工艺开发了抗总剂量辐射加固技术,制备的1.8 V NMOS器件常态性能良好,器件在500 krad(Si)剂量点时,阈值电压与关态漏电流无明显变化。研究器件的热载流子效应,采用体电流Isub/漏电流Id模型评估器件的HCI寿命,寿命达到5...基于0.18μm CMOS工艺开发了抗总剂量辐射加固技术,制备的1.8 V NMOS器件常态性能良好,器件在500 krad(Si)剂量点时,阈值电压与关态漏电流无明显变化。研究器件的热载流子效应,采用体电流Isub/漏电流Id模型评估器件的HCI寿命,寿命达到5.75年,满足在1.1 Vdd电压下工作寿命大于0.2年的规范要求。探索总剂量辐射效应与热载流子效应的耦合作用,对比辐照与非辐照器件的热载流子损伤,器件经辐照并退火后,受到的热载流子影响变弱。评估加固工艺对器件HCI可靠性的影响,结果表明场区总剂量加固工艺并不会造成热载流子损伤加剧的问题。展开更多
The mobility degradation induced by negative bias temperature instability(NBTI) is usually ignored in traditional NBTI modeling and simulation, resulting in overestimation of the circuit lifetime, especially after lon...The mobility degradation induced by negative bias temperature instability(NBTI) is usually ignored in traditional NBTI modeling and simulation, resulting in overestimation of the circuit lifetime, especially after longterm operation. In this paper, the mobility degradation is modeled in combination with the universal NBTI model.The coulomb scattering induced by interface states is revealed to be the dominant component responsible for mobility degradation. The proposed mobility degradation model fits the measured data well and provides an accurate solution for evaluating coupling of NBTI with HCI(hot carrier injection) and SHE(self-heating effect), which indicates that mobility degradation should be considered in long-term circuit aging simulation.展开更多
文摘Hot carrier induced (HCI) degradation of surface channel n MOSFETs with different oxide thicknesses is investigated under maximum substrate current condition.Results show that the key parameters m and n of Hu's lifetime prediction model have a close relationship with oxide thickness.Furthermore,a linear relationship is found between m and n .Based on this result,the lifetime prediction model can be expended to the device with thinner oxides.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61376109)the Opening Project of National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Reliability Physics and Application Technology of Electrical Component,China(Grant No.ZHD201202)
文摘Although hot carriers induced degradation of NMOSFETs has been studied for decades, the role of hot electron in this process is still debated. In this paper, the additional substrate hot electrons have been intentionally injected into the oxide layer to analyze tile role of hot electron in hot carrier degradation. The enhanced degradation and the decreased time exponent appear with the injected hot electrons increasing, the degradation increases from 21.80% to 62.00% and the time exponent decreases from 0.59 to 0.27 with Vb decreasing from 0 V to -4 V, at the same time, the recovery also becomes remarkable and which strongly depends on the post stress gate bias Vg. Based on the experimental results, more unrecovered interface traps are created by the additional injected hot electron from the breaking Si-H bond, but the oxide trapped negative charges do not increase after a rapid recovery.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No 60206006）. the Program for New Century Excellent Talents of Ministry of Education of China （Grant No 681231366）. the National Defense Pre-Research Foundation of China （Grant No 51408010305DZ0168） and the Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education （Grant No 104172）.
文摘Hot carrier injection （HCI） at high temperatures and different values of gate bias Vg has been performed in order to study the actions of negative bias temperature instability （NBTI） and hot carriers. Hot-carrier-stress-induced damage at Vg = Vd, where Vd is the voltage of the transistor drain, increases as temperature rises, contrary to conventional hot carrier behaviour, which is identified as being related to the NBTI. A comparison between the actions of NBTI and hot carriers at low and high gate voltages shows that the damage behaviours are quite different： the low gate voltage stress results in an increase in transconductance, while the NBTI-dominated high gate voltage and high temperature stress causes a decrease in transconductance. It is concluded that this can be a major source of hot carrier damage at elevated temperatures and high gate voltage stressing of p-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors （PMOSFETs）. We demonstrate a novel mode of NBTI-enhanced hot carrier degradation in PMOSFETs. A novel method to decouple the actions of NBTI from that of hot carriers is also presented.
文摘由于薄硅膜——绝缘体上硅型横向扩散金属氧化物半导体(Silicon On Insulator Laterally Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor,SOI LDMOS)制作在厚度仅有几十到几百纳米的硅膜上,器件在高电压、大电流的作用下,热载流子注入(Hot Carrier Injection,HCI)效应更为复杂,HCI可靠性受到极大的挑战。研究并探讨了两种结构的15 V SOI LDMOS的热载流子注入劣变机理。采用电荷泵(Charge Pumping)方法测试了界面缺陷产生的特点,当HCI效应发生在沟道区,最大沟道跨导退化明显,饱和驱动电流退化幅度较小,当HCI效应发生在多晶栅边缘,情况刚好相反。通过TCAD仿真研究了器件结构和碰撞电离率分布规律,发现了碰撞电离产生的负电荷对漂移区影响机制,揭示了HCI效应即碰撞电离率最大的位置对SOI LDMOS器件的损伤机理。为薄硅膜SOI LDMOS器件的HCI可靠性设计与优化提供了重要的经验参考。
基金Project supported by the Shenzhen Science and Technology Project(Nos.ZDSYS201703031405137,JCYJ20170810163407761,(JCYJ20170818114156474)the PhD Start-up Fund of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2015A030310499)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project(No.2015T80023)
文摘The mobility degradation induced by negative bias temperature instability(NBTI) is usually ignored in traditional NBTI modeling and simulation, resulting in overestimation of the circuit lifetime, especially after longterm operation. In this paper, the mobility degradation is modeled in combination with the universal NBTI model.The coulomb scattering induced by interface states is revealed to be the dominant component responsible for mobility degradation. The proposed mobility degradation model fits the measured data well and provides an accurate solution for evaluating coupling of NBTI with HCI(hot carrier injection) and SHE(self-heating effect), which indicates that mobility degradation should be considered in long-term circuit aging simulation.
