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Fowler-Nordheim隧穿被广泛应用于EEPROM和闪存中的擦除操作.多晶硅到多晶硅的F-N隧穿具有较高的隧穿效率.本论文基于分栅闪存存储器的结构,对于多晶硅/隧穿氧化层/多晶硅非平面结构的F-N隧穿及其引起的氧化层退化进行了研究.相比于平面结构,非平面结构显示出更高的F-N隧穿效率,且隧穿效率还可通过降低氧化层厚度或者增加预热氧化处理的方法进一步提高.较低的F-N隧穿电流密度显示出较慢的隧穿氧化层退化速率.降低氧化层厚度或者增加热氧化处理也可减缓隧穿氧化层的退化.另外,论文还讨论了研究结果对于改善分栅闪存擦除特性以及耐久性的意义.
Fowler-Nordheim수천피엄범응용우EEPROM화섬존중적찰제조작.다정규도다정규적F-N수천구유교고적수천효솔.본논문기우분책섬존존저기적결구,대우다정규/수천양화층/다정규비평면결구적F-N수천급기인기적양화층퇴화진행료연구.상비우평면결구,비평면결구현시출경고적F-N수천효솔,차수천효솔환가통과강저양화층후도혹자증가예열양화처리적방법진일보제고.교저적F-N수천전류밀도현시출교만적수천양화층퇴화속솔.강저양화층후도혹자증가열양화처리야가감완수천양화층적퇴화.령외,논문환토론료연구결과대우개선분책섬존찰제특성이급내구성적의의.
Fowler-Nordheim(F-N) tunnelling is widely used as the erase mechanism in EEPROM and Flash memories. Poly-to-poly F-N tunnelling has greatly enhanced tunnelling efficiency. In this paper, the F-N tunnelling characteristics of the non-planar poly/tunnel oxide/poly structure are studied in a split-gate flash structure. Compared with the planar structure, the non-planar structure shows evidently improved F-N tunnelling efficiency, which could be further improved by thinner tunnel oxide thickness or a pre-thermal oxidation of tunnel oxide. Higher tunnelling efficiency could reduce the erase voltage of split-gate flash. The degradation under constant F-N tunnelling current is also studied. Normalized to the same tunnel charges, lower F-N current is found to have slower oxide degradation rate. Thinner oxide thickness or a pre-thermal oxidation could also slow down the tunnel oxide degradation. Finally, the research result is useful to improve the erase and endurance performance of split-gate flash memory.