• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제42회 동계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.331-331
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• 2012

With the NAND Flash scaling down, it becomes more and more difficult to follow Moore's law to continue the scaling due to physical limitations. Recently, three-dimensional (3D) flash memories have introduced as an ideal solution for ultra-high-density data storage. In 3D flash memory, as the process reason, we need to use poly-Si TFTs instead of conventional transistors. So, after combining charge trap flash (CTF) structure and poly-Si TFTs, the emerging device SONOS-TFTs has also suffered from some reliability problem such as hot carrier degradation, charge-trapping-induced parasitic capacitance and resistance which both create interface traps. Charge pumping method is a useful tool to investigate the degradation phenomenon related to interface trap creation. However, the curves for charge pumping current in SONOS TFTs were far from ideal, which previously due to the fabrication process or some unknown traps. It needs an optimization and the important geometrical effect should be eliminated. In spite of its importance, it is still not deeply studied. In our work, base-level sweep model was applied in SONOS TFTs, and the nonideal charge pumping current was optimized by adjusting the gate pulse transition time. As a result, after the optimizing, an improved charge pumping current curve is obtained.

• 대한전자공학회논문지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.46-51
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• 1989

DC 스트레스에 의해 노쇠화된 짧은 채널 LDD NMOSFET에서 문턱전압과 subthreshold 전류곡선의 변화를 관측하여 hot-carrier 주입에 의한 노쇠화를 연구하였다. 포화영역에서 정의된 문턱전압의 변화 ${Delta}V_{tex}$를 trapped charge에 기인한 변화성분 ${Delta}V_{ot}$와 midgap에서 문턱전압 영역에 생성된 계면상태에 의한 변화성분${Delta}V_{it}$로 분리하였다. 게이트 전압이 드레인 전압보다 큰 positive oxid field ($V_g>V_d$) 조건에서는 전자들이 게이트 산화막으로 주입되어 문턱전압이 증가되었으나 subthreshold swing은 크게 변화하지 않고 subthreshold 전류곡선만 높은 게이트 전압으로 평행 이동하였다. 게이트 전압이 드레인 전압보다 낮은 negative oxide field ($V_g) 조건에서는 hole이 주입되고 포획된 결과를 보였으나 포획된 positive charge수 보다 더 많은 계면상태가 동시에 생성되어 문턱전압과 subth-reshold swing이 증가되었다.