Hot Electron Induced Device Degradation in Gate-All-Around SOI MOSFETs

Gate-All-Around SOI MOSFET의 소자열화

  • Published : 2003.10.01

Abstract

This works reports the measurement and analysis results on the hot electron induced device degradation in Gate-All-Around SOI MOSFET's, which were fabricated using commercially available SIMOX material. It is observed that the worst-case condition of the device degradation in nMOSFETs is $V_{GS}$ = $V_{TH}$ due to the higher impact ionization rate when the parasitic bipolar transistor action is activated. It is confirmed that the device degradation is caused by the interface state generation from the extracted degradation rate and the dynamic transconductance measurement. The drain current degradation with the stress gate voltages shows that the device degradation of pMOSFETs is dominantly governed by the trapping of hot electrons, which are generated in drain avalanche hot carrier phenomena.r phenomena.

SIMOX 웨이퍼를 사용하여 제작된 GAA 구조 SOI MOSFET의 열전자에 의한 소자열화를 측정·분석하였다. nMOSFET의 열화는 스트레스 게이트 전압이 문턱전압과 같을 때 최대가 되었는데 이는 낮은 게이트 전압에서 PBT 작용의 활성화로 충격이온화가 많이 되었기 때문이다. 소자의 열화는 충격이혼화로 생성된 열전자와 홀에의한 계면상태 생성이 주된 원인임을 degradation rate와 dynamic transconductance 측정으로부터 확인하였다. 그리고 pMOSFET의 열화의 원인은 DAHC 현상에서 생성된 열전자 주입에 의한 전자 트랩핑이 주된 것임을 스트레스 게이트 전압변화에 따른 드레인 전류 변화로부터 확인 할 수 있었다.

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