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Enhanced Gate Oxide Reliability through Fluorine Incorporation and the Influence of Polysilicon Process Variations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

K. P. MacWilliams ,
L. E. Lowry ,
S. T. Lin ,
M. Song ,
R. Cole  and
S. Brown
K. P. MacWilliams
Affiliation:
The Aerospace Corp, P.O. Box 92957 M2-244, Los Angeles, CA 90009
L. E. Lowry
Affiliation:
Jet Prop Lab / CalTech, 4800 Oak Grove Dr MS158-103, Pasadena, Ca 91109
S. T. Lin
Affiliation:
Xerox Micro. Center, 701 S. Aviation Blvd., El Segundo, CA 90245
M. Song
Affiliation:
The Aerospace Corp, P.O. Box 92957 M2-244, Los Angeles, CA 90009
R. Cole
Affiliation:
The Aerospace Corp, P.O. Box 92957 M2-244, Los Angeles, CA 90009
S. Brown
Affiliation:
The Aerospace Corp, P.O. Box 92957 M2-244, Los Angeles, CA 90009
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Abstract

There has been some uncertainty as to the impact of fluorine (F) on SiO2 quality and reliability. Several laboratories have shown greatly enhanced quality and reliability with fluorinated oxides, while others have been unable to repeat the results. In addition, the laboratories which have shown enhanced reliability with the fluorinated oxides have differed in their interpretation of the mechanism by which the enhancement occurs. X-ray diffraction stress measurements, partial time dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) measurements, SIMS depth profiling, transmission electron microscopy, standard high/low frequency C-V measurements, and hot-carrier aging of variously processed MOSFETs have been used to investigate a variety of fluorinated films. We believe that the apparent lack of consistency of the effects of fluorine on MOSFET reliability between laboratories may be explained by slight variations in the gate polysilicon processing which result in variations in polysilicon morphology. The polysilicon morphology determines both mechanical stress and F diffusion which ultimately impacts interface state density and thus hot carrier reliability.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 225: Symposium G – Materials Reliability Issues in Microelectronics , 1991 , 259
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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