Stochastic charge trap** in oxides: From random telegraph noise to bias temperature instabilities

T Grasser - Microelectronics Reliability, 2012 - Elsevier
Charge trap** at oxide defects fundamentally affects the reliability of MOS transistors. In
particular, charge trap** has long been made responsible for random telegraph and 1/f …

Controversial issues in negative bias temperature instability

JH Stathis, S Mahapatra, T Grasser - Microelectronics Reliability, 2018 - Elsevier
In spite of 50 years of history, there is still no consensus on the basic physics of Negative
Bias Temperature Instability. Two competing models, Reaction-Diffusion and Defect-Centric …

The paradigm shift in understanding the bias temperature instability: From reaction–diffusion to switching oxide traps

T Grasser, B Kaczer, W Goes… - … on Electron Devices, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
One of the most important degradation modes in CMOS technologies, the bias temperature
instability (BTI) has been known since the 1960s. Already in early interpretations, charge …

A comparative study of different physics-based NBTI models

S Mahapatra, N Goel, S Desai, S Gupta… - IEEE transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Different physics-based negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) models as proposed in
the literature are reviewed, and the predictive capability of these models is benchmarked …

BTI analysis tool—Modeling of NBTI DC, AC stress and recovery time kinetics, nitrogen impact, and EOL estimation

N Parihar, N Goel, S Mukhopadhyay… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A comprehensive modeling framework is presented to predict the time kinetics of negative
bias temperature instability stress and recovery during and after dc and ac stresses and also …

Compact modeling of total ionizing dose and aging effects in MOS technologies

IS Esqueda, HJ Barnaby… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a physics-based compact modeling approach that incorporates the
impact of total ionizing dose (TID) and stress-induced defects into simulations of metal-oxide …

Towards understanding the physics of gate switching instability in silicon carbide MOSFETs

MW Feil, K Waschneck, H Reisinger… - 2023 IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bias temperature instability (BTI) is a well-investigated degradation mechanism in
technologies based on silicon, gallium nitride, or silicon carbide (SiC). Essentially, it leads to …

A review of NBTI mechanisms and models

S Mahapatra, N Parihar - Microelectronics Reliability, 2018 - Elsevier
A comprehensive review is done of different NBTI mechanisms and models proposed in the
literature over the past years. The Reaction-Diffusion (RD) model based comprehensive …

Role of hydrogen in volatile behaviour of defects in SiO2-based electronic devices

Y Wimmer, AM El-Sayed, W Gös… - … of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Charge capture and emission by point defects in gate oxides of metal–oxide–semiconductor
field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) strongly affect reliability and performance of electronic …

[HTML][HTML] Comphy v3. 0—A compact-physics framework for modeling charge trap** related reliability phenomena in MOS devices

D Waldhoer, C Schleich, J Michl, A Grill, D Claes… - Microelectronics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Charge trap** plays an important role for the reliability of electronic devices and manifests
itself in various phenomena like bias temperature instability (BTI), random telegraph noise …