Effects of high pressure hydrogen annealing (HPHA) process on a nitride contact etch stop layer (CESL) MOSFETs is studied. High interface quality by HPHA leads to improved on-current (Ion) and transconductance (Gm) while reliability degradation is acceptable.
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Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference, 2009. NMDC '09. IEEE
Date of Conference: 2-5 June 2009