Unified RTN and BTI statistical compact modeling from a defect-centric perspective

In nowadays deeply scaled CMOS technologies, time-dependent variability effects have become important concerns for analog and digital circuit design. Transistor parameter shifts caused by Bias Temperature Instability and Random Telegraph Noise phenomena can lead to deviations of the circuit performa...

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Autores: Pedreira, G., Martín Martínez, Javier, Saraza Canflanca, Pablo, Castro-López, Rubén, Rodríguez, R., Roca, Elisenda, Fernández Fernández, Francisco Vidal, Nafria, Montserrat
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/162410
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/162410
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sse.2021.108112
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CMOS
BTI
RTN
Defects
Modelling
Characterization
Reliability
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Sumario:In nowadays deeply scaled CMOS technologies, time-dependent variability effects have become important concerns for analog and digital circuit design. Transistor parameter shifts caused by Bias Temperature Instability and Random Telegraph Noise phenomena can lead to deviations of the circuit performance or even to its fatal failure. In this scenario extensive and accurate device characterization under several test conditions has become an unavoidable step towards trustworthy implementing the stochastic reliability models. In this paper, the statistical distributions of threshold voltage shifts in nanometric CMOS transistors will be studied at near threshold, nominal and accelerated aging conditions. Statistical modelling of RTN and BTI combined effects covering the full voltage range is presented. The results of this work suppose a complete modelling approach of BTI and RTN that can be applied in a wide range of voltages for reliability predictions.