Effect of gate oxide breakdown on RF noise of deep submicron NMOSFETs

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Zeng, Rong [1 ]
Wang, Hong [1 ]
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[1] Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Elect & Elect Engn, Ctr Microelect, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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RF MOSFETs; dielectric breakdown; microwave noise;
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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Degradation of high frequency noise characteristics in 0.18 m NMOSFET induced by gate oxide breakdown has been characterized in the frequency range of 2 to 14 GHz. A serous degradation of microwave noise performance has been observed. The degradation mechanisms are analyzed by extraction of the channel and gate noise using a noise equivalent circuit model. It has been found that, gate shot noise, which is commonly ignored in the as-processed NMOSFET, plays a dominant role in determining the microwave noise performance in the post-oxide breakdown NMOSFET.
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页码:1116 / 1118
页数:3
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