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Anomalous effect of trench-oxide depth on alpha-particle-induced charge collection

Journal Article · · IEEE Electron Device Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/55.767098· OSTI ID:355658
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  1. Ewha Womans Univ., Seoul (Korea, Republic of). Dept. of Electronic Engineering
The effect of trench-oxide depth on the alpha-particle-induced charge collection is analyzed for the first time. From the simulation results, it was found that the depth of trench oxide has a considerable influence on the amount of collected charge. The confining of generated charge by the trench oxide was identified as a cause of this anomalous effect. Therefore, the tradeoff between soft error rate and cell to cell isolation characteristics should be considered in optimizing the depth of trench oxide.
OSTI ID:
355658
Journal Information:
IEEE Electron Device Letters, Journal Name: IEEE Electron Device Letters Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 20; ISSN 0741-3106; ISSN EDLEDZ
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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