Charge trapping properties in thin oxynitride gate dielectrics prepared by rapid thermal processing

1990 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
pp. 979-981 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Q. Lo ◽  
W. C. Ting ◽  
D. K. Shih ◽  
D. L. Kwong
1989 ◽  
Vol 146 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Q. Lo ◽  
D. K. Shih ◽  
W. Ting ◽  
D. L. Kwong

ABSTRACTThe electrical characteristics of ultrathin oxynitride gate dielectrics prepared by in-situ multiple rapid thermal processing in reactive ambients (O2 and NH3) have been studied. Specifically, the conduction mechanism, charge trapping properties, time-dependent breakdown, and interface hardness in oxynitride films have been characterized as a function of both RTO and RTN processing parameters. In addition, N-channel MOSFET's have been fabricated using oxynitrides as gate dielectrics and their hot carier immunity has been examined and compared with devices with pure thermal oxides. Devices with superior electrical characteristics and reliability have been produced by optimizing RTO/RTN parameters.


1990 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 511-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.Q. Lo ◽  
W. Ting ◽  
D.-L. Kwong ◽  
J. Kuehne ◽  
C.W. Magee

1993 ◽  
Vol 303 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. W. Yoon ◽  
A. B. Joshi ◽  
J. Kim ◽  
D. L. Kwong

ABSTRACTIn this paper, a detailed reliability investigation is presented for ultra-thin tunneling (∼50 Å) oxides grown in N2O ambient using rapid thermal processing (RTP). These N2Oss-oxides are compared with oxides of identical thickness grown in O2 ambient by RTP. The reliability investigations include time-dependent dielectric breakdown as well as stress-induced leakage current in MOS capacitors with these gate dielectrics. Results show that ultra-thin N2O-oxides show much improved reliability as compared to oxide grown in O2 ambient.


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