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A novel nanoprobing analysis flow by using multi-probe configuration to localize silicide defect in MOSFET

Zheng et al., 2022

Document ID
10080095341367829281
Author
Zheng S
Yang J
Tian L
Che Y
Zhai L
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Microelectronics Reliability

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It is demonstrated that nanoprobing technique is superior in localizing silicide defect rapidly in metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET). Cobalt silicide (CoSi 2) as an interfacial material below tungsten contact plug, various types of defects about CoSi 2 often …
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