HOT-CARRIER DEGRADATION OF NMOSTS STRESSED AT 4.2-K

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SIMOEN, E
CLAEYS, C
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[1] IMEC, B-3001 Leuven
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10.1016/0038-1101(93)90262-O
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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Results of a systematic study of the degradation behaviour of nMOSTs stressed at 4.2 K will be reported. It will be shown that the stress-induced changes can be classified in reversible and irreversible (permanent) degradation, which strongly depend on the operation conditions during stress. The reversible changes are mainly related to hole-trapping in the body of the transistor and are accompanied by a decrease of the threshold voltage and a small transconductance overshoot. The effect of Channel Hot Carrier (CHC) stress on the typical 4.2 K anomalies (kink/hysteresis) will also be addressed and briefly discussed in view of recently published models.
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