Hot-carrier degradation caused interface state profile—Simulation versus experiment

Hot-carrier degradation is associated with the buildup of defects at or near the silicon/silicon dioxide interfaced of a metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor. However, the exact location of the defects, as well as their temporal buildup during stress, is rarely studied. In this work we directly compare the experimental interface state density profiles generated during hot-carrier stress with simulation results obtained by a hot-carrier degradation model. The developed model tries to capture the physical picture behind hot-carrier degradation in as much detail as feasible. The simulation framework includes a transport module, a module describing the microscopic mechanisms of defect generation, and a module responsible for the simulation of degraded devices. Due to the model complexity it is very important to perform a thorough check of the output data of each module before it is used as the input for the next module. In this context a comparison of the experimental interface state concentration observed by...

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