The impact of static and dynamic degradation on SOI “smart-cut” floating body MOSFETs

The impact of static (DC) and dynamic (AC) degradation on SOI “smart-cut” floating body MOSFETs, was investigated by means of deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS). The study was based on drain current signal recording, immediately after the transistor transition from OFF- to ON-state. In order to isolate the activity of capture/emission carrier mechanisms, undesirable parasitic effects such as drain current overshoot were suppressed by appropriately biasing the transistor substrates. Under DC degradation regime, DLTS spectra disclosed that carrier capture/emission process occurred through discrete traps governed by thermally activated mechanisms. Furthermore, polarization phenomena emerged. Under AC degradation regime, although the existence of interface states in Si-SiO2 interface was dominant, the revelation of shallow traps in low temperature domain was also monitored.