Investigation of random telegraph signal in two junction layouts of proton irradiated CMOS SPADs

Abstract This paper focuses on the understanding of the Random Telegraph Signal (RTS) in Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPAD). We studied the RTS of two different SPAD layouts, designed and implemented in a 150-nm CMOS process, after proton irradiation. The two structures are characterized by diffe...

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Autores principales: F. Di Capua, M. Campajola, D. Fiore, L. Gasparini, E. Sarnelli, A. Aloisio
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/ec4e245a0e4f4d658edce38ceaaf5781
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Sumario:Abstract This paper focuses on the understanding of the Random Telegraph Signal (RTS) in Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPAD). We studied the RTS of two different SPAD layouts, designed and implemented in a 150-nm CMOS process, after proton irradiation. The two structures are characterized by different junction types: the first structure is constituted by a P+/Nwell junction, while the second is formed by a Pwell/Niso junction. RTS occurrence has been measured in about one thousand SPAD pixels and the differences addressed in two layouts are motivated and discussed. Hypotheses on the RTS origin are drawn by analyzing the RTS time constants and the RTS occurrence evolution as a function of the annealing temperature.