PYROELECTRIC CURRENT METHOD FOR MEASURING FERROELECTRIC MEMORY CELL RETENTION AT HIGH-TEMPERATURES

Authors
LIN H ZOMORRODIAN AR WU NJ HUANG TQ LIU D IGNATIEV A
Citation
H. Lin et al., PYROELECTRIC CURRENT METHOD FOR MEASURING FERROELECTRIC MEMORY CELL RETENTION AT HIGH-TEMPERATURES, Integrated ferroelectrics, 12(1), 1996, pp. 47-52
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
Integrated ferroelectrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
10584587
Volume
12
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
47 - 52
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4587(1996)12:1<47:PCMFMF>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The pyroelectric current and phase detection method (PCPD) for charact erizing the high temperature retention behavior of a ferroelectric mem ory cell is presented Since the polarization states of a ferroelectric memory cell can be reflected by their pyroelectric response, the rete ntion behavior of the cell can be obtained by measuring the pyroelectr ic current and phase of the cell as a function of time at different te mperatures. PCPD compares favorably with conventional pulse retention measurements.