Modeling SiO2 Ion Impurities Aging in Insulated Gate Power Devices Under Temperature and Voltage Stress

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Published Oct 10, 2010
Antonio E. Ginart Irfan N. Ali José R. Celaya Patrick W. Kalgren Scott D. Poll Michael J. Roemer

Abstract

This paper presents a formal computational methodology to explain how the oxide in semiconductors degrades over time and the dependence of oxide degradation on voltage and temperature stresses. The effects of aging are modeled and quantified by modification of the gate-source capacitance value. The model output is validated using experimental results of a thermally aged power semiconductor device.

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E. Ginart, A., N. Ali, I., R. Celaya, J., W. Kalgren, P., D. Poll, S., & J. Roemer, M. (2010). Modeling SiO2 Ion Impurities Aging in Insulated Gate Power Devices Under Temperature and Voltage Stress. Annual Conference of the PHM Society, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.36001/phmconf.2010.v2i1.1729
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