Charge trapping challenges of CMOS embedded complementary FeFETs
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Abstract
In this work, we examine one of the important wear-out effects in metal-ferroelectric-insulator-semiconductor (MFIS) ferroelectric FETs (FeFET), comparing n-type and p-type endurance cycling degradation of the devices and propose a sloshing bathtub model as physical explanation for this effect. We show that: i) polarization (PFE) switching is the main source of cycling degradation as demonstrated by severe VT-walkout through bipolar cycling with PFE switching pulses, while much less degradation without PFE switching, thus uni-polar pulsing, is observed; ii) comparing n-type and p-type cycling data, especially the n-type cycling degradation depends on the amount of interface trapped charge during the switching event, thus once ferroelectric (FE) bulk defects are fully charged up, electrons pile up at the FE/interlayer (FE/IL) interface, resulting in a steep VT increase; iii) a sloshing bathtub model is well-suited to explain the endurance degradation and can reproduce observed data; iv) this model can also explain a trapping artefact in HfO2-based MFIS/MFIM structures, often mistakenly interpreted as ferroelectric wake-up.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2024 IEEE International Memory Workshop, IMW 2024 - Proceedings |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9798350306521 |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Publication series
| Series | IEEE International Memory Workshop (IMW) |
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| ISSN | 2330-7978 |
Workshop
| Title | 16th IEEE International Memory Workshop |
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| Abbreviated title | IMW 2024 |
| Conference number | 16 |
| Duration | 12 - 15 May 2024 |
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| Degree of recognition | International event |
| Location | Grand Walkerhill Seoul Hotel |
| City | Seoul |
| Country | Korea, Republic of |
External IDs
| ORCID | /0000-0003-3814-0378/work/163295408 |
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Keywords
- 28nm HKMG, endurance, FeFET, trapping