Conductive channel in ONO formed by controlled dielectric breakdown
- 2 January 2003
- proceedings article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Abstract
Cross-section TEM photos that capture the conductive channel of oxide-nitride-oxide (ONO) films after electric breakdown are discussed. The photos reveal a single crystal or polycrystal channel with a dome-shaped cap depending on the breakdown current. The implications of this structure for electric characteristics is analyzed with a spherical thermal-electric model. When ONO films are used as antifuse on FPGA product, the resistance of the antifuse can be controlled by choosing a sufficiently large programming current level and the resistance remains stable during 1000 h of burn-in at 125 degrees C and 5.75 V. Negligible change in delay time along many different data paths was observed.Keywords
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