PVC (Passive Voltage Contrast) of Transistors
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The passive voltage contrast (PVC) of MOS transistors can be complicated. For instance, the source contact should always give a dark signal if we just consider the pn junction behavior in PVC. However, as shown in Figure 3846 (b) it can give a bright signal because it is discharged through the grounded drain contact when the transistor is turned on due to the positive charges in the gate caused by the irradiation of the scanning incident ion beam through the silicon dioxide (SiO2) in FIB system. On the other hand, as shown in Figure 3846 (a) when this gate conductor is grounded the source contact appears dark. The gate grounding can be caused by FIB-welding or defective short between gate and drain.

Different cases of passive voltage contrast (PVC) of transistors

Figure 3846. Different cases of passive voltage contrast (PVC) of transistors.

 

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