在溫度變化對 8-mask 與 9-mask 製程的 NMOS 元件電性 mobility、Ion 、Ioff degradation 對溫度之劣化程度8-mask 較 9-mask 製程為低,而 Vth shift (向負值偏移)、SS degradation 都隨著
溫度增加而增加,而不同製程與元件隨著溫度變化相近。在溫度變化對8-mask 較 9-mask 製程之
PMOS 元件在不同尺寸之 mobility degradation 程度為低,而不同製程與元件尺寸 Vth shift 隨著溫 度上升而增加(向正值偏移),其餘特性劣化程度相近。
8-mask 與 9-mask PMOS 製程之 Vth shift 對 stress time、 stress voltage、stress temperature 之 關係,由P-type TFT 的 NBTI model 參數萃取後得知 n: 0.11~0.16,亦即 8-mask 與 9-mask 製程之 Vth shift 隨著 stress 時間增加的指數關係相近。但是若與文獻之 PMOS LTPS-TFT NBTI model 所 得到的n 值約在 0.28~0.34,可知不論統寶 8-mask 與 9-mask 製程之 PMOS LTPS-TFT 其 NBTI stress 後之Vth shift 程度都較文獻為小。參數 C 約在 0.1~0.21,亦即 8-mask 製程 PMOS 元件 Vth shift 值對Vg 電壓變化的關係大於 9-mask 製程(T=75oC 經過參數萃取求得 C 較小除外),亦即 C 值的 差異與有無PMOS 通道摻雜製程有關。由 Arrhenius plot 萃取出活化能 Ea,8-mask PMOS 製程之 活化能約在0.12~0.16 eV,而 9-mask PMOS 製程之活化能約在 0.18~0.25 eV,亦即沒有通道摻雜 製程(9-mask)PMOS 元件之活化能較有通道摻雜製程(8-mask )為高,而 8-mask 製程 PMOS 之 mobility 與 S.S. degradation (Vg= -25 V 除外)均較 9-mask 製程為大,這可能與 8-mask 製程之 PMOS 元件有進行通道摻雜B2H6造成較低的activation energy 有關。
PMOS 的光漏電流 (Photo Leak Current)是隨著照光的強度,而不是與波長改變,如此可以推 得,當TFT 的背光過強時,會造成光漏電流 (Photo Leak Current)上升,進而影響到影像的品質 和許多不必要的功率消耗。這個問題,對於目前元件尺寸愈做愈小的現在,這類的問題也變的更
加的重要,如何找出適當的背光強度,即能使TFT LCD 能正常的顯示影像,卻又不影響影像的
品質,是值得再深入探討的問題。比較9 道光罩製程, 8 道光罩製程方式其主要是省略 Channel
Doping Mask,並直接將 B2H6 劑量摻雜到 PMOS 的通道中,使得基板在背光源的照射下,更多 載子流的移動,連帶的造成Vth shift 的變化更大、Field-Effect Mobility、Ion(-10V)以及 Ioff(-10V) 變化較9 道光罩製程 PMOS 來得大。
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7. 附錄
附錄一 : IEDMS conference paper
附錄二: IWNE workshop poster
8. 計畫執行成果自評表
發表期刊(研討會)名稱: International Electron Devices and Materials Symposia (IEDMS)