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Title: Evidence for a correct SiO{sub 2} voltage acceleration model

Conference ·
OSTI ID:10122461
;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. National Semiconductor Corp., West Jordan, UT (United States)
  3. National Semiconductor Corp., Santa Clara, CA (United States)

We present experimental evidence that SiO{sub 2} breakdown is best described by the E-model of Baglee and McPherson as opposed to the 1/E model of Lee, Chen and Hu. The experiment was performed on 1765 fully processed capacitors over a range of electric fields of 7.25 MV/cm to 11 MV/cm and temperatures of 25C to 200C. In addition, we also present a curious data point at low electric fields that we ascribe to a change in breakdown mechanism.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
10122461
Report Number(s):
SAND-93-1830C; CONF-9310147-2; ON: DE94006578; BR: GB0103012
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1993 international integrated reliability workshop,Lake Tahoe, CA (United States),24-27 Oct 1993; Other Information: PBD: [1993]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English