论文信息 - An experimental method allowing quantifying and localizing failed cells of an EEPROM CAST after a retention test

An experimental method allowing quantifying and localizing failed cells of an EEPROM CAST after a retention test

Nowadays, data retention, especially on extrinsic cells, is one of the main issues in the reliability of non-volatile memories. The extrinsic data loss can be monitored with a test structure: the cell array stress test (CAST). Unfortunately, the extrinsic cells of a CAST cannot be easily quantified. In this paper, we present a new experimental method, based on the transconductance measurement of an EEPROM CAST, to quantify the extrinsic cells. This method has been verified by a method, based on emission microscopy, presented in a previous paper.

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