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IWCN 2021: Effective Monte Carlo Simulator of Hole Transport in SiGe alloys
25 Jul 2021 | | Contributor(s):: Caroline dos Santos Soares, Alan Rossetto, Dragica Vasileska, Gilson Wirth
In this work, an Ensemble Monte Carlo (EMC) transport simulator is presented for simulation of hole transport in SiGe alloys.
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On the Validity of the Harmonic Potential Energy Surface Approximation for Nonradiative Multiphonon Charge Transitions in Oxide Defects
09 Mar 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Yannick Wimmer, Wolfgang Goes
IWCE Presentation. Hole trapping in oxide defects in the gate insulator of MOSFET transistors has been linked to a wide range of phenomena like random telegraph noise, 1/f noise, bias temperature instability (BTI), stress-induced leakage current and hot carrier degradation [1–5]....
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ECE 695A Lecture 21R: Review Questions
12 Mar 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Review Questions:What is the name of the failure distribution that we expect for thin oxides?For thin oxides, is PMOS or NMOS more of a concern in modern transistors?What is DBIE? When does it occur? Can the transistor be still functional ?In what ways is TDDB compare with NBTI and HCI...
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ECE 695A Lecture 19R: Review Questions
04 Mar 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Review Questions::If a signal disappears from ESR because of negative-U configuration, can it be detected by SDR or EDSR methods?What is the relationship between Gauss and Tesla as units of magnetic field?Was the original SDR method for bulk or interface traps?What is the relationship between RTN...
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ECE 695A Lecture 18R: Review Questions
01 Mar 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Review Questions:Between DCIV and CP methods, which one is easier and why?In what ways are CP and DCIV methods better at characterizing traps compared to C-V methods?What are the problems of using CP, DCIV, C-V methods for NBTI measurements?Which method does not suffer from the same problem as...
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ECE 695A Lecture 13R: Review Questions
19 Feb 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Review Questions:Both SiH and SiO are involved in HCI degradation. Give two evidences.Why doesn’t HCI occur during NBTI stress condition?I suggested that HCI curve can shifted horizontally to form a universal curve, do you believe that I can do a corresponding vertical shift to form the universal...
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ECE 695A Lecture 11R: Review Questions
08 Feb 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Review Questions:Does Einstein relationship hold for activated diffusion?People argue that the forward dissociation and reverse passivation have similar activation barriers. Would you support the argument?What assumption did I make regarding diffusion of H in SiO2 that makes the derivation...
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ECE 695A Lecture 10A: Appendix - Reflection on R-D Equation
08 Feb 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
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ECE 695A Lecture 12: Field Dependence of NBTI
08 Feb 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Outline:Background: Field dependent degradationComponents of field-dependent dissociation:Interpreting experimentsVoltage acceleration factorsConclusion
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ECE 695A Lecture 12R: Review Questions
08 Feb 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Review Questions:Explain the difference between local field and global field within an oxide. Explain physically why electric field decreases bond strength.How does the dissociation process becomes non-Arrhenius?Do you think the diffusion and repassivation will also become non-Arrhenius when...
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ECE 695A Lecture 9R: Review Questions
08 Feb 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Review Questions:Does NBTI power-exponent depend on voltage or temperature?Do you expect the NBTI power-exponent to be larger or smaller if trapping is important?How does one know that the diffusing species is neutral?How would the time-exponent different for a surround gate MOSFET vs. planar...
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ECE 695A Lecture 11: Temperature Dependence of NBTI
07 Feb 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Outline:Review: Temperature activation & NBTITemperature dependent forward/reverse ratesTemperature dependence of diffusion coefficientMaterial dependence of activation energyConclusion
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ECE 695A Lecture 10: NBTI Time Dependence -- Frequency and Duty Cycle Dependencies
06 Feb 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Outline:NBTI stress and relaxation by R-D modelFrequency independence and lifetime projectionDuty cycle dependenceThe magic of measurementConclusions
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ECE 695A Lecture 9: NBTI Time Dependence -- Stress Phase
06 Feb 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Outline:Background: Time-dependent degradationThe Reaction-Diffusion modelApproximate solution to R-D model in stress phaseDegradation free transistorsConclusions
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ECE 695A Lecture 8: Phenomenological Observations for NBTI
01 Feb 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Outline:Qualitative observationsTime, voltage, temperature dependenciesMaterial dependenceCircuit implications
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ECE 695A Lecture 8R: Review Questions
01 Feb 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
What is the distinction between BTI and NBTI phenomena?What does it mean that a process is thermally activated?What is the difference between parametric failure and catastrophic failure? Give examples. What are the time-characteristics of trapping, BTI, and NBTI?Which device will have poorer NBTI...
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On the Resolution of Ultra-fast NBTI Measurements and Reaction-Diffusion Theory
30 Dec 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Ahmad Ehteshamul Islam, Souvik Mahapatra, Muhammad A. Alam
Reaction-Diffusion (R-D) theory, well-known to successfully explain most features of NBTI stress, is perceived to fail in explaining NBTI recovery. Several efforts have been made to understand differences between NBTI relaxation measured using ultra-fast methods and that predicted by R-D theory....
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Mobility Variation Due to Interface Trap Generation in Plasma Oxynitrided PMOS Devices
30 Jun 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Ahmad Ehteshamul Islam, Souvik Mahapatra, Muhammad A. Alam
Mobility degradation due to generation of interfacetraps, Δµeff(NIT), is a well-known phenomenon that has beentheoretically interpreted by several mobility models. Based onthese analysis, there is a general perception that Δµeff(NIT) isrelatively insignificant (compared to Δµeff due to...