Characterization and Modeling of a Highly Reliable ONO Antifuse for High-Performance FPGA and PROM

Liu Guozhu; Wu Jianwei; Yu Zongguang; Hong Genshen; Zheng Ruocheng; Liu Baiqin; Wu Suzhen; Du Tao

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Characterization and Modeling of a Highly Reliable ONO Antifuse for High-Performance FPGA and PROM

Liu Guozhu, Wu Jianwei, Yu Zongguang, Hong Genshen, Zheng Ruocheng, Liu Baiqin, Wu Suzhen, Du Tao

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The characteristics and reliability of ONO (oxide-nitride-oxide) anti-fuse devices prepared basing on 0.6µm SOI CMOS process have been studied experimentally and theoretically. The intrinsic principles of ONO dielectric breakdown were investigated with tunneling and emission models. It has been found that the conduction mechanisms of ONO dielectrics under high electric field (>10MV/cm) mainly obeys Fowler-Nordheim (F-N) tunneling and Poole-Frenkel (P-F) emission and Ohmic transport models. Meanwhile, the nitrogen depth distribution and the composition of the ONO stack films have been accurately determined using SIMS and EDX, respectively. The results indicate that the nitrogen concentration of interface between tunneling oxide and N+ sub-silicon is higher than that of interface between top oxide and N+ poly-silicon, which can contribute to prove the difference of top and bottom electrode interface barriers according to energy band diagrams of ONO anti-fuse devices. Besides, it is also found that the average breakdown voltage of ONO anti-fuse arrays and that of distribution decrease with increasing the number of anti-fuse cells, and the result is attributed to traps density of various areas. Moreover, the programming resistance of ONO anti-fuse cells and programming circuits decreases with increasing programming current, and the programming resistance of ONO anti-fuse cells can reach less than 200 ohm/cont when programming current is above 5mA. And the life of unprogrammed ONO anti-fuse devices can reach more than 40 years under an electric stress of 5.5v at the temperature from 25°C to 125°C. So, it can be concluded that the characteristics and reliability of the proposed ONO anti-fuse elements are suitable for applications in FPGA and PROM.

Published in	International Journal of Materials Science and Applications (Volume 5, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmsa.20160503.19
Page(s)	169-177
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Antifuse, Oxide-Nitride-Oxide, Breakdown Voltage, Programming Resistance, SOI

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Liu Guozhu

Key Laboratory of Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuit, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation No.58 Research Institute, Wuxi, China
Wu Jianwei

Key Laboratory of Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuit, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation No.58 Research Institute, Wuxi, China
Yu Zongguang

Key Laboratory of Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuit, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation No.58 Research Institute, Wuxi, China
Hong Genshen

Key Laboratory of Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuit, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation No.58 Research Institute, Wuxi, China
Zheng Ruocheng

Key Laboratory of Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuit, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation No.58 Research Institute, Wuxi, China
Liu Baiqin

Key Laboratory of Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuit, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation No.58 Research Institute, Wuxi, China
Wu Suzhen

Key Laboratory of Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuit, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation No.58 Research Institute, Wuxi, China
Du Tao

State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China

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AU  - Wu Jianwei
AU  - Yu Zongguang
AU  - Hong Genshen
AU  - Zheng Ruocheng
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AU  - Wu Suzhen
AU  - Du Tao
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PB  - Science Publishing Group
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