Which outcome occurs when the oxide layer thickness increases in a floating-gate MOSFET device?

💡 Explanation

When oxide thickness increases, Fowler-Nordheim tunneling probability decreases exponentially because tunneling current depends inversely on oxide thickness. Therefore, program/erase speed slows down exponentially, rather than linear retention improvement, unpredictable threshold shift, or reduced read disturb errors as oxide weakens field effects.

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