Anomalous interface states were caused by post-oxide rapid thermal annealing in an n+ polycrystalline silicon metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor. These anomalous interface states have been investigated using high/low frequency capacitance/gate voltage (C/V) measurements. An additional annealing process (450 °C, 30 min in 90% N2/10% H2 mixed gas) was found to improve the anomalous interface states. The improved results were identified using a constant current injection stress test.
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