BTI reliability of high-mobility channel devices: SiGe, Ge and InGaAs

  • J. Franco
  • , B. Kaczer
  • , J. Roussel
  • , M. Cho
  • , T. Grasser
  • , J. Mitard
  • , H. Arimura
  • , L. Witters
  • , D. Cott
  • , N. Waldron
  • , D. Zhou
  • , A. Vais
  • , D. Lin
  • , A. Alian
  • , M. A. Pourghaderi
  • , K. Martens
  • , S. Sioncke
  • , N. Collaert
  • , A. Thean
  • , M. Heyns
  • G. Groeseneken

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Abstract

We present a review of our recent studies of BTI in FET devices fabricated in different material systems, highlighting the reliability opportunities and challenges of each device family. We discuss first the intrinsic reliability improvement offered by SiGe and Ge pMOS technologies when a Si cap is used to passivate the channel and to fabricate a standard SiCh/HfCh gate stack. We ascribe this superior reliability to a reduced interaction of channel holes with oxide defects, thanks to a favorable energy alignment of the (Si)Ge Fermi level to the dielectric stack We discuss gate stack optimization (Ge fraction, quantum well and Si cap thicknesses, channel strain engineering) for maximum BTI reliability, and we propose a simple model able to reproduce all the experimental trends. We then invoke the model to understand the excessive BTI in other high-mobility channel gate stacks, as Ge/GeOx/high-k and InGaAs/high-k Finally we discuss how to pursue a reduction of charge trapping in alternative material systems in order to boost the device reliability.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 IEEE International Integrated Reliability Workshop Final Report, IIRW 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages53-57
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781479973088
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 IEEE International Integrated Reliability Workshop Final Report, IIRW 2014 - South Lake Tahoe, United States
Duration: 12 Oct 201416 Oct 2014

Publication series

NameIEEE International Integrated Reliability Workshop Final Report
Volume2015-February
ISSN (Print)1930-8841
ISSN (Electronic)2374-8036

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE International Integrated Reliability Workshop Final Report, IIRW 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySouth Lake Tahoe
Period12/10/1416/10/14

Keywords

  • BTI
  • Ge
  • High-Mobility
  • InGaAs
  • Reliability
  • SiGe

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