Threshold-voltage recovery of a-S:H digital circuits

被引:9
作者
Venugopal, Sameer M. [1 ]
Allee, David B. [1 ]
Li, Zi [1 ]
Clark, Lawrence T. [1 ]
机构
[1] Arizona State Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Ira A Fulton Sch Engn, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
关键词
amorphous silicon; thin-film transistor circuit aging; threshold-voltage shift; THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS; TFTS;
D O I
10.1889/1.2393030
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A-Si:H thin-film transistors demonstrate threshold voltage recovery of several volts after room-temperature rest with no applied voltage. The extent to which this phenomenon can be used to extend the operational lifetime of a-Si:H digital circuits is examined and is shown to be strictly limited.
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页码:1053 / 1057
页数:5
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