Hot-Electron-Induced MOSFET Degradation - Model, Monitor, and Improvement

Evidence suggests that MOSFET degradation is due to interface-states generation by electrons having 3.7 eV and higher energies. This critical energy and the observed time dependence is explained with a physical model involving the breaking of the = Si/sub s/H bonds. The device lifetime /spl tau/ is proportional to...

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