Abstract
This paper discusses the low-frequency (LF) noise in submicron nMOSFETs under controlled transistor aging by hot-carrier stress. Both traditional, steady-state LF noise as well as the LF noise under periodic large-signal excitation were found to increase upon device degradation, for both hydrogen passivated and deuterium passivated Si–SiO2 interfaces. As hot-carrier degradation is slower in deuterium- annealed MOSFETs, so is the increase of the noise in these devices. The noise-suppressing effect of periodic OFF switching is gradually lost during hot-carrier degradation, as the LF noise under periodic large-signal excitation increases more rapidly than the LF noise in steady-state.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 577-580 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Microelectronics reliability |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 4-5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2007 |
Event | 14th Workshop on Dielectrics in Microelectronics, WoDiM 2006 - Santa Tecla, Italy Duration: 26 Jun 2006 → 28 Jun 2006 Conference number: 14 |
Keywords
- SC-ICRY: Integrated Circuit Reliability and Yield