Improved Tunability of BEoL-integrated Hafnium Zirconium Oxide Varactors for mmWave Applications

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Contributors

  • S. Abdulazhanov - , Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (Author)
  • Q. H. Le - , Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (Author)
  • D. Lehninger - , Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (Author)
  • A. Sünbül - , Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (Author)
  • T. Kämpfe - , Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (Author)
  • G. Gerlach - , Chair of Solid State Electronics (Author)

Abstract

The discovery of ferroelectricity in hafnium oxide has gained significant attention due to its detrimental role in modern microelectronics [1]. If doped with zirconium, Hfx Zr1-x O2 (HZO), it crystallizes into an orthorhombic ferroelectric phase at sufficiently lower temperatures [3] , which is important to meet the requirements on maximum anneal temperature for conventional Back-End-of-Line (BEoL) processes. This makes HZO an ideal candidate for use as a thin-film varactor with applications in RF and mmWave networks [4 , 5 , 6 , 7].

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDRC 2024 - 82nd Device Research Conference
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages1-2
ISBN (electronic)9798350373738
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesDevice Research Conference - Conference Digest, DRC
ISSN1548-3770

Conference

Title82nd Device Research Conference
Abbreviated titleDRC 2024
Conference number82
Duration23 - 26 June 2024
Website
LocationUniversity of Maryland
CityCollege Park
CountryUnited States of America

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-7062-9598/work/174430527

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