Impact of Mechanical Stress on Hot-Carrier Lifetime and Time-Dependent Dielectric Breakdown in Downscaled Complimentary Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor

2009 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 021206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eiji Morifuji
Keyword(s):  
Metal Oxide ◽  
Mechanical Stress ◽  
Carrier Lifetime ◽  
Dielectric Breakdown ◽  
Metal Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Hot Carrier ◽  
Time Dependent Dielectric Breakdown

Effect of Gate Wet Reoxidation on Reliability and Channel Mobility of Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors Fabricated on 4H-SiC(000-1)

2008 ◽  
Vol 600-603 ◽  
pp. 791-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuma Suzuki ◽  
Junji Senzaki ◽  
Tetsuo Hatakeyama ◽  
Kenji Fukuda ◽  
Takashi Shinohe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metal Oxide ◽  
Field Effect ◽  
Dielectric Breakdown ◽  
Field Effect Transistors ◽  
Gate Oxide ◽  
Metal Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Channel Mobility ◽  
Time Dependent Dielectric Breakdown ◽  
Oxide Reliability

The channel mobility and oxide reliability of metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) on 4H-SiC (0001) carbon face were investigated. The gate oxide was fabricated by using dry-oxidized film followed by pyrogenic reoxidation annealing (ROA). Significant improvements in the oxide reliability were observed by time-dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) measurement. Furthermore, the field-effect inversion channel mobility (μFE) of MOSFETs fabricated by using pyrogenic ROA was as high as that of conventional 4H-SiC (0001) MOSFETs having the pyrogenic-oxidized gate oxide. It is suggested that the pyrogenic ROA of dry oxide as a method of gate oxide fabrication satisfies both channel mobility and oxide reliability on 4H-SiC (0001) carbon-face MOSFETs.

Step-Bunching Dependence of the Lifetime of MOS Capacitor on 4o Off-Axis Si-Face 4H-SiC Epitaxial Wafers

2014 ◽  
Vol 778-780 ◽  
pp. 611-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Bandoh ◽  
Kenji Suzuki ◽  
Yoshihiko Miyasaka ◽  
Hiroshi Osawa ◽  
Takayuki Sato
Keyword(s):  
Epitaxial Growth ◽  
Dielectric Breakdown ◽  
Metal Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Mos Capacitor ◽  
Step Bunching ◽  
Time Dependent Dielectric Breakdown ◽  
Substrate Properties ◽  
Reduced Time

The step-bunching dependence of the lifetime of metal–oxide–semiconductor capacitors on 4° off-axis 4H-SiC epitaxial wafers was investigated. The effects of the C/Si ratios in epitaxial growth and the substrate properties were examined. Step-bunching was observed at the base of triangle or trapezoid defects. Step-bunching decreased as the C/Si ratio was reduced. Time-dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) measurements showed that the locations of short lifetime breakdowns closely matched step-bunching positions. TDDB measurements of four different commercial substrates showed clear differences in capacitor lifetime.

Influence of Epi-Layer Growth Pits on SiC Device Characteristics

2015 ◽  
Vol 821-823 ◽  
pp. 177-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiaki Kudou ◽  
Hirokuni Asamizu ◽  
Kentaro Tamura ◽  
Johji Nishio ◽  
Keiko Masumoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metal Oxide ◽  
Schottky Barrier ◽  
Leakage Current ◽  
Dielectric Breakdown ◽  
Layer Growth ◽  
Metal Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Constant Current ◽  
Schottky Barrier Diodes ◽  
Current Time

Homoepitaxial layers with different growth pit density were grown on 4H-SiC Si-face substrates by changing C/Si ratio, and the influence of the growth pit density on Schottky barrier diodes and metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors were investigated. Even though there were many growth pits on the epi-layer, growth pit density did not affect the leakage current of Schottky barrier diodes and lifetime of constant current time dependent dielectric breakdown. By analyzing the growth pit shape, the aspect ratio of the growth pit was considered to be the key factor to the leakage current of the Schottky barrier diodes and the lifetime of metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors.

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