Reliability nano-characterization of thin SiO2 and HfSixOy/SiO2 gate stacks

E. Efthymiou, S. Bernardini, S. N. Volkos, B. Hamilton, J. F. Zhang, H. J. Uppal, A. R. Peaker

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    Abstract

    In this work, a conductive atomic force microscope (CAFM) has been used in order to detect and electrically characterize the evolution of dielectric degradation on thin (
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2290-2293
    Number of pages3
    JournalMicroelectronic Engineering
    Volume84
    Issue number9-10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2007

    Keywords

    • Conductive atomic force microscope
    • Dielectric breakdown
    • Ieakage sites
    • SiO2 oxide
    • SiO2/HfSixOy gate stack

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