Research Article

Feasible Time Evolution Model That Predicts Breakdown in Thin SiO2 Films within Unstressed Interval after Constant-Current Stress

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Time evolution of gate current after a single stress application. The CCS condition is 500 mA/c in all experiments. is 6 C/c or 12 C/c. Symbols are measured results, and lines are the results calculated using (12). The characteristic time constant () is  sec for = 6 C/c and  sec for = 12 C/c.