What happens when the gate oxide is very thin?

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What happens when the gate oxide is very thin?..

Answer / pallavi saxena

It will lead to tunelling effect where carriers can tunnel
thru the gate oxide,resulting in gate leakage current
flowing into the gate.It can be reduced by using Silicon
Nitride (Si3N4) as it forms good interface with Si.

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What happens when the gate oxide is very thin?..

Answer / sarath

EXACTLY...

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What happens when the gate oxide is very thin?..

Answer / subu

Gate capacitance will be more.Signal will take long time
settle down

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