{"title":"4H-SiC Trench Gate Lateral MOSFET With Dual Source Trenches for Improved Performance and Reliability","authors":"Hengyu Wang;Baozhu Wang;Lingxu Kong;Li Liu;Hu Chen;Teng Long;Florin Udrea;Kuang Sheng","doi":"10.1109/TDMR.2022.3222909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TDMR.2022.3222909","url":null,"abstract":"The SiC trench gate lateral MOSFET featuring dual source trenches is proposed in this work. 2D numerical simulations by TCAD are conducted to study the performance and the reliability of the proposed structure and the conventional ones. With the trench gate, the device specific ON-resistance is reduced by more than 50% compared to that of the planar gate device. The device with proposed dual source trenches can also prevent the Pwell punch through problem that occurs in conventional lateral LMOS. As a result, a blocking voltage over 1200V can be achieved with the proposed structure. The proposed devices have two types of configurations. Compared with the configuration of double shallow trenches, the configuration of deep and shallow trenches can mitigate the curvature effect near the P+ source region by increasing the effective curvature radius. As a result, the RESURF doping and epi thickness windows are both expanded by \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$1.5{times }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000. Furthermore, as the deep source trenches push the electric field away from the gate trench, the off-state oxide field is effectively reduced to below 3MV/cm. Thus, the long-term reliability is substantially improved. In addition, the deep and shallow source trench configuration provides the enhanced screen effect and hence lowers the gate charge by 50%. Faster switching can be achieved with this structure.","PeriodicalId":448,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability","volume":"23 1","pages":"2-8"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"3492770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimization Techniques for Reliable Low Leakage GNRFET-Based 9T SRAM","authors":"Pramod Kumar Patel;Manzar Malik;Tarun Kumar Gupta","doi":"10.1109/TDMR.2022.3221806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TDMR.2022.3221806","url":null,"abstract":"We present a low-leakage graphene nano-ribbon transistors (GNRFETs)-based static random access memory (SRAM) cell in 16nm technology that operates near the sub-threshold region in this study. In comparison to conventional Si-CMOS technology, the proposed cell improves read stability and writeability by \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$2.67mathbf {times }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000 and \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$4.14mathbf {times }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000, respectively. The proposed cell considerably outperforms the existing 9T SRAMs cell in terms of power consumption, latency, read stability, and write-ability, according to the HSPICE simulation. In addition, at the low supply voltage of 325mV, the multi-threshold approach and transistor optimizations are used to improve the read static noise margin (RSNM). The proposed cell’s overall power consumption is lowered by \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$4161mathbf {times }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000 when compared to a conventional 6T SRAM cell while using the multi-threshold approach in the write port. Device optimization and the multi-threshold approach, which enhances read and write performance, can considerably minimize read and write delays.","PeriodicalId":448,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability","volume":"22 4","pages":"506-516"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"3508056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. LaRiviere;P. Ramuhalli;F. K. Reed;P. C. Joshi;M. N. Ericson;T. Aytug;M. L. Crespillo;S. J. Zinkle;W. J. Weber;E. Zarkadoula
{"title":"Irradiation-Induced Degradation of Surface Acoustic Wave Devices Fabricated on Bulk AlN","authors":"B. LaRiviere;P. Ramuhalli;F. K. Reed;P. C. Joshi;M. N. Ericson;T. Aytug;M. L. Crespillo;S. J. Zinkle;W. J. Weber;E. Zarkadoula","doi":"10.1109/TDMR.2022.3212050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TDMR.2022.3212050","url":null,"abstract":"Here, recent work to evaluate the prospects for surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices fabricated on bulk aluminum nitride (AlN) for elevated temperature and radiation environments is reported and discussed. The design and fabrication of an array of SAW devices using commercial wafers is described, including the non-standard fabrication approach taken to overcome the stress-induced warpage of the 50 mm diameter AlN substrates. Radio frequency performance characterization of the SAW devices, with resonance frequencies ranging from 0.5 GHz to 1.5 GHz, is described. The linear temperature coefficient of frequency (TCF) near room temperature was measured and is compared to theoretical results from other investigators. The effects of 8 MeV Al ion irradiation at 300°C and 500°C to damage levels of 0.01, 0.1 and 1 displacements per atom (dpa), as a proxy for neutron irradiation, was investigated. The ion irradiation damage was observed to decrease the SAW resonant frequency, and this effect is characterized and discussed. Significant degradation in the conductivity of the Ti/Al electrodes of the SAW devices was also observed and characterized. These experimental results provide a basis for further investigation of the prospects for development of SAW sensor devices in bulk AlN material for application in elevated temperature and radiation environments.","PeriodicalId":448,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability","volume":"22 4","pages":"493-499"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"3492989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"STATE: A Test Structure for Rapid and Reliable Prediction of Resistive RAM Endurance","authors":"H. Aziza;J. Postel-Pellerin;M. Moreau","doi":"10.1109/TDMR.2022.3213191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TDMR.2022.3213191","url":null,"abstract":"Characterizing and quantifying the endurance of Resistive RAM devices is critical to assess their reliability for integration in electronic systems. This paper proposes a novel characterization methodology for rapid detection of RRAMs reliability issues during endurance tests. A test structure consisting of an array of non-addressable RRAM memory cells with parallel connection of all the memory elements is used for this purpose. The test structure fills the gap between isolated cells and circuit level endurance tests as it combines the test speed of an isolated cell while providing at the same time data from multiple devices. Endurance tests are conducted while monitoring RRAM electrical parameters of interest for each switching cycle. Experimental results show that most studies that claimed high endurance without capturing all switching cycles, or by considering an isolated cell, lead to an overestimation of the endurance. Finally, an endurance failures mitigation scheme based on RRAM current sensing in the RESET direction is presented to improve the endurance.","PeriodicalId":448,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability","volume":"22 4","pages":"500-505"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"3507640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Moisture Dependent Degradation Rate of Silicone in LED Optical Housing Material—Ab-Initio Modelling","authors":"Abdul Shabir;Cher Ming Tan","doi":"10.1109/TDMR.2022.3209710","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TDMR.2022.3209710","url":null,"abstract":"Degradation of LED housings which make up of polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMS) in outdoor applications has been one of the rising concerns as they reduce the overall lifetime of the LED leading to cost and safety issues. The primary stressors for such LED degradation were found to be humidity and light emitted from the LED dice. The degradation mechanisms are hydrolysis and condensation of PDMS which themselves are interdependent. The degradation rate was also found to be dependent on the humidity level. This work identifies these dependencies, using ab-initio density functional theory and molecular dynamics simulation, and the results agree with the reported experimental data. From the detail understanding of the degradation mechanisms and the identification of the rate determining factors which are moisture level and the level of light absorption in PDMS, acceleration models commonly used for extrapolation are questioned, and new quality indexes of the PDMS are also identified to ensure the durability of LEDs in outdoor applications. Testing method to evaluate these new quality indexes is also proposed.","PeriodicalId":448,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability","volume":"22 4","pages":"488-492"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"3491207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society on \"Materials, processing and integration for neuromorphic devices and in-memory computing\"","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/TDMR.2022.3202056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TDMR.2022.3202056","url":null,"abstract":"Prospective authors are requested to submit new, unpublished manuscripts for inclusion in the upcoming event described in this call for papers.","PeriodicalId":448,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability","volume":"22 3","pages":"464-465"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/7298/9876000/09876008.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"3496598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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{"title":"IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability Information for Authors","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/TDMR.2022.3200082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TDMR.2022.3200082","url":null,"abstract":"These instructions give guidelines for preparing papers for this publication. Presents information for authors publishing in this journal.","PeriodicalId":448,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability","volume":"22 3","pages":"C3-C3"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/7298/9876000/09876006.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"3510972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TechRxiv: Share Your Preprint Research with the World!","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/TDMR.2022.3203901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TDMR.2022.3203901","url":null,"abstract":"Prospective authors are requested to submit new, unpublished manuscripts for inclusion in the upcoming event described in this call for papers.","PeriodicalId":448,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability","volume":"22 3","pages":"468-468"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/7298/9876000/09876002.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"3491187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}