Damage characterization of ion beam exposed metal-oxide-semiconductor varactor cells by charge to breakdown measurements

Autor: Brünger, W.H., Buchmann, L.-M., Naumann, F., Friedrich, D., Finkelstein, W., Mohondro, R.
Přispěvatelé: Publica
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1995
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Popis: Damage in thin (10 nm) oxide layers of metal-oxide-semiconductor varactor cells caused by exposures with ions, electrons, and X-rays has been electrically characterized by constant-current stress time-dependent dielectric breakdown and capacitance-voltage measurements. The time-dependent dielectric breakdown investigations show measurable damage if the ions (H+; 74 keV) are allowed to penetrate the resist (300 nm PMMA) and the poly-Si layer (250 nm) to reach the oxide. This is not the case if the ions (H2+; 74 keV) are stopped inside the poly-Si layer by use of a thicker (450 nm) resist. Also for electrons and X-rays the exposure with lithographic doses did not change the time-dependent dielectric breakdown curves. The capacitance-voltage measurements demonstrate that electrons and X-rays which do penetrate the gate oxide cause a flatband voltage shift of nearly 400 mV. This shift could not be observed if the H2+ ions were stopped in the poly-Si buffer layer. Ions seem to create no sec ondary effects like X-ray generation which reach beyond the penetration depth. The measurements were performed in the unannealed state to detect all possible damage effects including those which can be removed by annealing.
Databáze: OpenAIRE