Behavior of surface ions on semiconductor devices
- 1 December 1968
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
- Vol. 15 (12), 973-979
- https://doi.org/10.1109/t-ed.1968.16548
Abstract
A study of the effects and behavior of surface ions on planar semiconductor devices has extended the theoretical understanding to include the case in which the total mobile surface ion density is determined by the net surface ion density induced by the surface potential on the oxide. We describe a useful test structure for the measurement of surface ion behavior and cite its advantages. We have measured the effects of time, humidity, temperature, voltage, and the previous testing history of the device on the behavior of surface ions.Keywords
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