This paper presents a new physics-based statistical model for random telegraph noise in Flash memories. From the probabilistic superposition of elementary Markov processes describing the trapping/detrapping events taking place in the cell tunnel oxide, the model can explain the main features of the random telegraph noise threshold-voltage instability. The results on the statistical distribution of the threshold-voltage difference between two subsequent read accesses show good agreement between measurements and model predictions, even considering the time drift of the distribution tails. Moreover, the model gives a detailed spectroscopic analysis of the oxide defects responsible for the random telegraph noise, allowing a spatial and energetic localization of the traps involved in the threshold-voltage instability process.
Statistical model for random telegraph noise in Flash memories
MONZIO COMPAGNONI, CHRISTIAN;GUSMEROLI, RICCARDO;SOTTOCORNOLA SPINELLI, ALESSANDRO;LACAITA, ANDREA LEONARDO;
2008-01-01
Abstract
This paper presents a new physics-based statistical model for random telegraph noise in Flash memories. From the probabilistic superposition of elementary Markov processes describing the trapping/detrapping events taking place in the cell tunnel oxide, the model can explain the main features of the random telegraph noise threshold-voltage instability. The results on the statistical distribution of the threshold-voltage difference between two subsequent read accesses show good agreement between measurements and model predictions, even considering the time drift of the distribution tails. Moreover, the model gives a detailed spectroscopic analysis of the oxide defects responsible for the random telegraph noise, allowing a spatial and energetic localization of the traps involved in the threshold-voltage instability process.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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