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Study of gate oxide breakdown caused by charge buildup during dry etching

Nojiri et al., 1993

Document ID
11940648049314401952
Author
Nojiri K
Tsunokuni K
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Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing, Measurement, and Phenomena

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Charge buildup and its effect on gate oxide breakdown have been studied for several types of etchers. In a barrel asher, the charging polarity during plasma treatment depends on the direction of the Si wafer with respect to electric fields. In a magnetron reactive ion etching …
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