论文信息 - Dielectric reliability of stacked Al2O3-HfO2 MIS capacitors with cylinder type for improving DRAM data retention characteristics

Dielectric reliability of stacked Al2O3-HfO2 MIS capacitors with cylinder type for improving DRAM data retention characteristics

Abstract Dielectric reliability in Al2O3(2–3.1nm)–HfO2(3nm) stack capacitor with Metal–Insulator–Si(MIS) structure is investigated in this paper. We propose an optimized capacitor process through the Time–Dependent Dielectric Breakdown (TDDB) data under various process conditions. Furthermore, due to asymmetric current at both negative and positive voltage stress polarities, we show different lifetime extrapolation by a fluence–driven model. As a result, the maximum allowed operating voltage is projected to be 1.7V (failure rate 10ppm during 10year @ 85°C) for Data “0” retention lifetime.

S. Y. Lee | J. Y. Seo | K. J. Lee | S. J. Hwang | C. K. Yoon

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