Which mechanism causes reduced gate oxide breakdown voltage in increasingly scaled MOSFET transistors?

💡 Explanation

As MOSFET gate oxide thickness decreases, quantum tunneling of electrons through the gate oxide increases because the potential barrier width decreases and is more easily penetrated, leading to premature breakdown. Therefore increased tunneling is the key mechanism, rather than scattering, injection or permittivity changes, which are secondary effects.

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