This article examines the phenomenon of time-dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) in ultrathin gate oxide films and explains why it is no longer considered a catastrophic failure in MOSFET-containing ICs.

gate oxide, soft failure, time-dependent dielectric breakdown
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Semiconductor wafer fabrication Dielectric breakdown
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