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Measurement Science for "More-Than-Moore" Technology Reliability Assessments

October 12, 2012
Author(s)
Chukwudi A. Okoro, Jungjoon Ahn, Meagan V. Kelso, Pavel Kabos, Joseph Kopanski, Yaw S. Obeng
In this paper, we will present an overview of metrology issues and some of the techniques currently under development in our group at NIST, aimed at understanding some of the potential performance limiting issues in such highly integrated systems. We will

Current Compliance Circuit to Improve Variation in ON State Characteristics and to Minimize RESET Current

October 7, 2012
Author(s)
Pragya R. Shrestha, Adaku Ochia, Jason P. Campbell, Canute I. Vaz, Jihong Kim, Kin P. Cheung, Helmut Baumgart, Gary Harris
The wide distribution of ON and OFF values and high SET current in resistive memory is attributed to the high current overshoot during the SET process. In this paper we show a circuit which is capable of precisely limiting the current during SET process

Observation of spin-valve effect in Alq3 using a low work function metal

September 7, 2012
Author(s)
Hyuk-Jae Jang, Kurt Pernstich, David J. Gundlach, Oana Jurchescu, Curt A. Richter
We present the observation of magnetoresistance in Co/Ca/Alq3/Ca/NiFe spin-valve devices. Thin Ca layers contacting 150 nm thick Alq3 enable the injection of spin-polarized electrons into Alq3 due to engineering of the band alignment. The devices exhibit

Vertically Segregated Structure and Properties of small molecule-polymer blend semiconductors for organic thin film transistors

August 27, 2012
Author(s)
Nayool Shin, Dean DeLongchamp, Jihoon Kang, Regis J. Kline, Lee J. Richter, Vivek Prabhu, Balaji Purushothamanc, John E. Anthony, Do Y. Yoon
The phase-segregated structure and the electrical properties of thin film blends of the small-molecule semiconductor fluorinated 5,11-bis(triethylsilylethynyl) anthradithiophene with insulating binder polymers were studied for organic thin film transistor

3D Precision Imaging with a Terahertz-bandwidth, Comb-calibrated Swept Laser

August 26, 2012
Author(s)
Esther Baumann, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Ian R. Coddington, Kevin O. Knabe, Laura C. Sinclair, William C. Swann, Nathan R. Newbury
A frequency-comb and MEMS-based external-cavity laser are integrated into a THz-bandwidth LIDAR system. Range to a diffuse target is measured at sub-msec update times, a comb-based precision/accuracy of 100 nm, and a resolution of 150 microns. Example 3D

Microwave measurements and systematic circuit-model extraction of nanowire metal semiconductor field-effect transistors

August 24, 2012
Author(s)
Dazhen Gu, Thomas M. Wallis, Pavel Kabos, Paul T. Blanchard, Kristine A. Bertness, Norman A. Sanford
We present detailed on-wafer scattering parameter measurements and equivalent circuit modeling of metal semiconductor field effect transistor (MESFET) that incorporates a GaN nanowire (NW). A systematic procedure is established to extract intrinsic model

A high-bandwidth electromagnetic MEMS motion stage for scanning applications

August 23, 2012
Author(s)
Young M. Choi, Nicholas G. Dagalakis, Jason J. Gorman, Seung Ho Yang, Yong Sik Kim, Jae M. Yoo
This paper presents the design, fabrication and experimental results of an out-of-plane electromagnetic motion stage. The combination of electromagnetic actuation and a flexure-supported platform enables bidirectional motion with high precision as well as

Microstructure evolution and development of annealed Ni/Au contacts to GaN nanowires

August 21, 2012
Author(s)
Andrew M. Herrero, Paul T. Blanchard, Aric W. Sanders, Matthew D. Brubaker, Norman A. Sanford, Alexana Roshko, Kristine A. Bertness
The development of Ni/Au contacts to Mg-doped GaN nanowires (NWs) is examined. Current-voltage (I-V) measurements of these Mg-doped nanowire devices frequently exhibit a strong degradation after annealing in N 2/O 2. This degradation originates from the

Contact resistance of low-temperature carbon nanotube vertical interconnects

August 20, 2012
Author(s)
Ann C. Chiaramonti Debay, Sten Vollebregt, R. Ishihara, Hugo Schellevis, Kees Beenakker
In this work the electrical contact resistance and length dependant resistance of vertically aligned carbon nano- tubes (CNT) grown at 500 °C with high tube density (1011) are investigated by measuring samples with different CNT lengths. From scanning

Metrology for Nanosystems and Nanoelectronics Reliability Assessments

August 20, 2012
Author(s)
Yaw S. Obeng, Chukwudi A. Okoro, Joseph J. Kopanski
The traditional models and techniques for studying reliability in integrated circuits may not be appropriate for nanoelectronics and nanosystems. In this paper, we present an overview of a number of materials and metrology techniques currently under

Physical Model for Random Telegraph Noise Amplitudes and Implications

June 12, 2012
Author(s)
Richard G. Southwick, Kin P. Cheung, Jason P. Campbell, Serghei Drozdov, Jason T. Ryan, John S. Suehle, Anthony Oates
Random Telegraph Noise (RTN) has been shown to surpass random dopant fluctuations as a cause for decananometer device variability, through the measurement of a large number of ultra-scaled devices [1]. The most worrisome aspect of RTN is the tail of the

Channel Length-Dependent Series Resistance?

June 10, 2012
Author(s)
Jason P. Campbell, Kin P. Cheung, Serghei Drozdov, Richard G. Southwick, Jason T. Ryan, Tony Oates, John S. Suehle
A recently developed series resistance (RSD) extraction procedure from a single nanoscale device is shown to be highly robust. Despite these virtues, the technique unexpectedly results in a channel length-dependent RSD which is observed across a wide range

LTB4 IS A SIGNAL RELAY MOLECULE DURING NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS

May 15, 2012
Author(s)
Philippe V. Afonso, Mirkka Janka-Junttila, Young Jong Lee, Colin P. McCann, Charlotte M. Oliver, Khaled A. Aamer, Wolfgang Losert, Marcus T. Cicerone, Carol A. Parent
Neutrophil recruitment to inflammation sites purportedly depends on sequential waves of chemoattractants. Current models propose that LTB4, a secondary chemoattractant secreted by neutrophils in response to primary chemoattractants such as formyl-peptides

Optimization of Imaging Polymer Based Scaffolds Using X-Ray Microcomputed Tomography

May 15, 2012
Author(s)
David E. Morris, Melissa L. Mather, Carl Simon Jr., John A. Crowe
The performance of polymer based scaffolds used in regenerative medicine is linked to their structural properties and as such strategies for structural characterization of scaffolds have been developed. X-ray microscopic computed tomography (X-ray micro CT

Frequency-selective contrast on variably doped p-type silicon with a scanning microwave microscope

May 14, 2012
Author(s)
Atif A. Imtiaz, Thomas M. Wallis, SangHyun S. Lim, H. Tanbakuchi, H-P Huber, A. Hornung, P. Hinterdorfer, J. Smoliner, F. Kienberger, Pavel Kabos
We report frequency dependent contrast in d(S11)/dV measurements of a variably doped p-type silicon sample in the frequency range from 2GHz to 18GHz. The measurements were conducted bys use of a scanning microwave microscope. The measurements were done at

Can We Get 3D CD Metrology Right?

April 19, 2012
Author(s)
Andras Vladar, John S. Villarrubia, Michael T. Postek, Petr Cizmar
Our world is three-dimensional, so are the integrated circuits (ICs), they have always been. In the past, for a long time, we’ve been very fortunate, because it was enough to measure the critical dimension (CD), the width of the resist line to keep IC
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