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From Radiation Induced Leakage Current to Soft Breakdown in Irradiated MOS Devices With Ultrathin Gate Oxide

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

M. Ceschia ,
A. Paccagnella ,
A. Cester ,
G. Ghidini  and
J. Wyss
M. Ceschia
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informatica, Università di Padova, via Gradenigo 6a, 35131 Padova, Italy, and INFM, via Marzolo, 8, 35131 Padova, Italy
A. Paccagnella
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informatica, Università di Padova, via Gradenigo 6a, 35131 Padova, Italy, and INFM, via Marzolo, 8, 35131 Padova, Italy
A. Cester
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informatica, Università di Padova, via Gradenigo 6a, 35131 Padova, Italy, and INFM, via Marzolo, 8, 35131 Padova, Italy
G. Ghidini
Affiliation:
ST-Microelectronics, via C. Olivetti 2, 20041 Agrate Brianza, Italy
J. Wyss
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 8, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Abstract

Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) capacitors with ultra-thin oxides have been irradiated with ionising particles (8 MeV electrons or Si, Ni, and Ag high energy ions), featuring various Linear Energy Transfer (LET) ranging over 4 orders of magnitude. Different oxide fields (Fbias) were applied during irradiation, ranging between flat-band and 3 MV/cm. We measured the DC Radiation Induced Leakage Current (RILC) at low fields (3-6 MV/cm) after electron or Si ion irradiation. RILC was the highest in devices biased at flat band during irradiation. In devices irradiated with higher LET ions (Ni and Ag) we observed the onset of Soft-Breakdown phenomena. Soft-Breakdown current increases with the oxide field applied during the stress.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 592 , 1999 , 201
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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