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Publication
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
Paper
A front-gate charge-pumping method for probing both interfaces in SOI devices
Abstract
A simple front-gate charge pumping technique has been developed, which enables the measurement of interface traps at both the front and the back interfaces of a fully depleted (FD) SOI/MOSFET. It is based on the strong coupling between the two interfaces, and its validity has been verified both experimentally and by computer simulation. Experiments have been performed on both SOI/NMOSFET's and SOI/PMOSFET's. This front-gate charge pumping technique is then utilized to study the hot-carrier induced degradation in SOI/NMOSFET's. It has been found that the back channel is physically damaged after front-channel hotcarrier injection. Front-gate Fowler-Nordheim (FN) injection has been found to cause damage at the front interface only. © 1998 IEEE.