Hot-carrier induced dielectric breakdown (HCIDB) challenges of a new high performance LDMOS generation

A new generation of embedded-power technologies offering high performance LDMOSFETs was introduced and particularly the reliability of the devices were characterized. The combination of a 120nm logic process with LDMOS with thin gate oxide enables high efficiency power converters on small die sizes. The reliability of the new LDMOS transistors had to be optimized very accurately to achieve both reliable products and the new RON benchmark.

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