%0 Journal Article %T Characterization of Defect Traps in SiO2 Thin Films %A Jean-Yves Rosaye %A Pierre Mialhe %A Jean-Pierre Charles %A Mitsuo Sakashita %A Hiroya Ikeda %A Akira Sakai %A Shigeaki Zaima %A Yukio Yasuda %J Active and Passive Electronic Components %D 2001 %I Hindawi Publishing Corporation %R 10.1155/2001/57872 %X In order to understand the degradation of the electrical operations of metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices, this work is concerned by the defects generation processes in the non-stoichiometric SiOx, area and at the SiO2 interface. For this purpose, a new measurement technique to study slow-state traps and their relationship with fast-state traps is developed. This method considers capacitance-voltage measurements and temperature effects during the hysteresis cycle. %U http://www.hindawi.com/journals/apec/2001/057872/abs/