Abstract
Nitridation of oxide causes to accumulate nitrogen at SiO2/Si interface and prevents the diffusion of boron to the Si substrate surface. This paper shows that in NO annealed oxide, N2 post annealing causes degradation such as increasing leakage current and charge trapping. Also, it is found that for a constant current stress the time-to-breakdown in N2 post annealed samples is one order of magnitude smaller than that of samples without N2 post annealing. These increases of leakage current and charge trapping are found to be due to the penetration of boron into the oxide during subsequent high temperature post N2 annealing.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 142-143 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Integrated Reliability Workshop - Tahoe, CA, USA Duration: 1997 Oct 13 → 1997 Oct 16 |
Other
Other | Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Integrated Reliability Workshop |
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City | Tahoe, CA, USA |
Period | 97/10/13 → 97/10/16 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering