Degradation and breakdown in thin oxide layers: mechanisms, models and reliability prediction

R. Degraeve(IMEC), G. Groeseneken(KU Leuven), Ben Kaczer(IMEC)
Microelectronics Reliability
October 1, 1999
10.1016/s0026-2714(99)00051-7
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