Characterization of time-dependent variability using 32k transistor arrays in an advanced HK/MG technology
Characterization of time-dependent variability using 32k transistor arrays in an advanced HK/MG technology
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使用先进 HK/MG 技术中的 32k 晶体管阵列表征随时间变化的特性
DOI:
10.1109/irps.2015.7112702
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发表时间:
2015
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G. Groeseneken
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P. Weckx;B. Kaczer;C. Chen;J. Franco;E. Bury;K. Chanda;J. Watt;P. Roussel;F. Catthoor;G. Groeseneken
Here we show that nFET and pFET time-dependent variability, in addition to the standard time-zero variability, can be fully characterized and projected using a series of measurements on a large test element group (TEG) fabricated in an advanced High-k/Metal Gate (HK/MG) technology, thus allowing us to fully characterize the underlying technology. BTI is shown to follow a bimodal defect-centric behavior, for NBTI related to Interface Layer (IL)(SiO2) and HK trapping and for PBTI related to HK and IL/HK interface trapping. Moreover for the first time, an analytical description of the bimodal total ΔVTH shift is derived, as a special case of the generalized defect-centric distribution, which we derive in this work to accurately describe the tail of the distribution.