Abstract
We demonstrated that the degradation of program characteristics in metal–oxide–nitride–oxide–semiconductor (MONOS) devices consisting of an ultrathin (∼2 nm) SiN charge trap layer is due to a decrease in the electron capture efficiency, instead of a reduction in the number of available trap sites. From the data retention properties with applied gate bias voltage, we clarified that charge loss through the tunnel layer during data retention becomes more significant with decreasing SiN thickness. These results indicate that to improve the performance and reliability of MONOS devices with an ultrathin SiN charge trap layer, measures must be taken to enhance the capture cross section of the traps and to inhibit carrier motion in the SiN layer simultaneously.
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