• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.331-331
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• 2012

With the NAND Flash scaling down, it becomes more and more difficult to follow Moore's law to continue the scaling due to physical limitations. Recently, three-dimensional (3D) flash memories have introduced as an ideal solution for ultra-high-density data storage. In 3D flash memory, as the process reason, we need to use poly-Si TFTs instead of conventional transistors. So, after combining charge trap flash (CTF) structure and poly-Si TFTs, the emerging device SONOS-TFTs has also suffered from some reliability problem such as hot carrier degradation, charge-trapping-induced parasitic capacitance and resistance which both create interface traps. Charge pumping method is a useful tool to investigate the degradation phenomenon related to interface trap creation. However, the curves for charge pumping current in SONOS TFTs were far from ideal, which previously due to the fabrication process or some unknown traps. It needs an optimization and the important geometrical effect should be eliminated. In spite of its importance, it is still not deeply studied. In our work, base-level sweep model was applied in SONOS TFTs, and the nonideal charge pumping current was optimized by adjusting the gate pulse transition time. As a result, after the optimizing, an improved charge pumping current curve is obtained.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.183-186
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• 2015

This research investigates the impact of charge spreading on the data retention of three-dimensional (3D) silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon (SONOS) flash memory where the charge trapping layer is shared along the cell string. In order to do so, this study conducts an electrical analysis of the planar SONOS test pattern where the silicon nitride charge storage layer is not isolated but extends beyond the gate electrode. Experimental results from the test pattern show larger retention loss in the devices with extended storage layers compared to isolated devices. This retention degradation is thought to be the result of an additional charge spreading through the extended silicon nitride layer along the width of the memory cell, which should be improved for the successful 3-D application of SONOS flash devices.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.877-880
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• 2005

As DMB, 3D game, Internet and movie is serviced for the recent mobile devices, high resolution display devices beyond VGA become used. Implementation of real-time moving pictures of 30렌 by software programming is difficult because the performance of mobile processors is not so high. The full frame moving picture can be supported by using specific hardware. In this paper, an OLED controller that is consists of flash memory controller and OLED interface is proposed for real-time moving picture on mobile displays. The proposed OLED controller is implemented in FPGA and the performance is evaluated.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.7-11
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• 2017

In this paper, we have studied the characteristics of NAND Flash memory in SONOS Poly-Si Thin Film Transistor (Poly-Si TFT) device. Source/drain junctions(S/D) of cells were not implanted and selective transistors were located in the end of cells. We found the optimum conditions of process by means of the estimation for the doping concentration of channel and source/drain of selective transistor. As the doping concentration was increased, the channel current was increased and the characteristic of erase was improved. It was believed that the improvement of erase characteristic was probably due to the higher channel potential induced by GIDL current at the abrupt junction. In the condition of process optimum, program windows of threshold voltages were about 2.5V after writing and erasing. In addition, it was obtained that the swing value of poly Si TFT and the reliability by bake were enhanced by increasing process temperature of tunnel oxide.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.53-58
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• 2023

The storage capacity of 3D-NAND flash memory has been enhanced by the multi-layer dielectrics. The deposition process has become more challenging due to the tight process margin and the demand for accurate process control. To reduce product costs and ensure successful processes, process diagnosis techniques incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) have been adopted in semiconductor manufacturing. Recently there is a growing interest in process diagnosis, and numerous studies have been conducted in this field. For higher model accuracy, various process and sensor data are required, such as optical emission spectroscopy (OES), quadrupole mass spectrometer (QMS), and equipment control state. Among them, OES is usually used for plasma diagnostic. However, OES data can be distorted by viewport contamination, leading to misunderstandings in plasma diagnosis. This issue is particularly emphasized in multi-dielectric deposition processes, such as oxide and nitride (ON) stack. Thus, it is crucial to understand the potential misunderstandings related to OES data distortion due to viewport contamination. This paper explores the potential for misunderstanding OES data due to data distortion in the ON stack process. It suggests the possibility of excessively evaluating process drift through comparisons with a QMS. This understanding can be utilized to develop diagnostic models and identify the effects of viewport contamination in ON stack processes.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.1299-1306
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• 2023

In this paper, we present a system for undesignated cultural heritage management and real-time theft chase, which uses flash-based large-capacity storage. The proposed system is composed of 3 parts, such as a cultural management device, a flash-based server, and a monitoring service for managing cultural heritages and chasing thefts using IoT technologies. However flash-based storage needs methods to overcome the limited lifespan. Therefore, in this paper, we present a system, which uses the disk buffer in flash-based storage to overcome the disadvantage, and evaluate the system performance in various environments. In our experiments, LRU policy shows the number of direct writes in the flash-based storage by 10.7% on average compared with CLOCK and FCFS.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.360-369
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• 2012

The causes of showing different subthreshold slopes (SS) in programmed and erased states for two different charge trap flash (CTF) memory devices, SONOS type flash memory with gate-all-around (GAA) structure and TANOS type NAND flash memory with planar structure were investigated. To analyze the difference in SSs, TCAD simulation and low-frequency noise (LFN) measurement were fulfilled. The device simulation was performed to compare SSs considering the gate electric field effect to the channel and to check the localized trapped charge distribution effect in nitride layer while the comparison of noise power spectrum was carried out to inspect the generation of interface traps ($N_{IT}$). When each cell in the measured two memory devices is erased, the normalized LFN power is increased by one order of magnitude, which is attributed to the generation of $N_{IT}$ originated by the movement of hydrogen species ($h^*$) from the interface. As a result, the SS is degraded for the GAA SONOS memory device when erased where the $N_{IT}$ generation is a prominent factor. However, the TANOS memory cell is relatively immune to the SS degradation effect induced by the generated $N_{IT}$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2018.06a
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• pp.46-46
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• 2018

메모리 소자의 수요가 데스크톱 컴퓨터의 정체와 모바일 기기의 폭발적인 증가로 NAND flash 메모리의 고집적화로 이어져서 3차원 집적 기술의 고도화가 중요한 요소가 되고 있다. 1 mm 정도의 얇은 웨이퍼 상에 만들어지는 메모리 소자는 실제 두께는 몇 마이크로미터 되지 않는다. 수직방향으로 여러 장의 웨이퍼를 연결하면 폭 방향으로 이미 거의 한계에 도달해있는 크기 축소(shrinking) 기술에 의지 하지 않고서도 메모리 소자의 용량을 증대 시킬 수 있다. CPU, AP등의 논리 연산 소자의 경우에는 발열 문제로 3D stacking 기술의 구현이 쉽지 않지만 메모리 소자의 경우에는 저 전력화를 통해서 실용화가 시작되었다. 스마트폰, 휴대용 보조 저장 매체(USB memory, SSD)등에 수 십 GB의 용량이 보편적인 현재, FEOL, BEOL 기술을 모두 가지고 있는 국내의 반도체 소자 업체들은 자연스럽게 TSV 기술과 이에 필요한 장비의 개발에 관심을 가지게 되었다. 특히 이 중 TSV용 스퍼터링 장치는 transistor의 main contact 공정에 전 세계 시장의 90% 이상을 점유하고 있는 글로벌 업체의 경우에도 완전히 만족스러운 장비를 공급하지는 못하고 있는 상태여서 연구 개발의 적절한 시기이다. 기본 개념은 일반적인 마그네트론 스퍼터링이 중성 입자를 타겟 표면에서 발생시키는데 이를 다시 추가적인 전력 공급으로 전자 - 중성 충돌로 인한 이온화 과정을 추가하고 여기서 발생된 타겟 이온들을 웨이퍼의 표면에 최대한 수직 방향으로 입사시키려는 노력이 핵심이다. 본 발표에서는 고전력 이온화 스퍼터링 시스템의 자기장 해석, 냉각 효율 해석, 멀티 모듈 회전 자석 음극에 대한 동역학적 분석 결과를 발표한다. 그림1에는 이중 회전 모듈에 대한 다물체 동역학 해석을 Adams s/w package로 해석하기 위하여 작성한 모델이고 그림2는 180도 회전한 서브 모듈의 위상이 음극 냉각에 미치는 효과를 CFD-ACE+로 유동 해석한 결과를 나타내고 있다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.50 no.11
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• pp.219-225
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• 2013

Program and erase characteristics of the elliptic gate all around (e-GAA) SONOS cell have been studied as the variation of eccentricity of the channel. An analytic program and erase model for the elliptic GAA SONOS cell is proposed and evaluated. The model shows that the ISPP (incremental-step-pulse programming) property is changed non-linearly as the eccentricity of the e-GAA SONOS cell is increased. It is differently from the well known linear relationship for that of 2D SONOS and even 3D circular SONOS cell with program bias. We can find that the simulation results of ISPP characteristics are in accord with the experimental data.