Characterization of electrically active defects in high-k gate dielectrics by using low frequency noise and charge pumping measurements

H. D. Xiong; D. Heh; M. Gurfinkel; Q. Li; Y. Shapira; C. Richter; G. Bersuker; R. Choi; J. S. Suehle

doi:10.1016/j.mee.2007.04.094

Characterization of electrically active defects in high-k gate dielectrics by using low frequency noise and charge pumping measurements

H. D. Xiong^*
, D. Heh
, M. Gurfinkel
, Q. Li
, Y. Shapira
, C. Richter
, G. Bersuker
, R. Choi
, J. S. Suehle

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The electrically active defects in high-k/SiO₂ dielectric stacks are examined using a combination of low frequency noise (LFN) and charge pumping (CP) methods. The volume trap profile in the stacks is obtained by modeling the drain current noise spectra and charge pumping currents, with each technique covering a different depth range. The LFN is dependent on both the high-k and interfacial (IL) SiO₂ thicknesses while the CP current is mainly dependent on the IL thickness.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2230-2234
Number of pages	5
Journal	Microelectronic Engineering
Volume	84
Issue number	9-10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mee.2007.04.094
State	Published - Sep 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Border trap
Charge pumping
Depth profiling
Low frequency noise

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