An Ultra-fast Transmission Line Pulsing (UFTLP) system is demonstrated. Very short pulses down to 40ps with a large voltage range (up to 100V in this work) can be generated. Gate oxide reliability is quantified in the 100ps regime for the first time. Hard and Soft breakdown transitions are clearly captured, and the results explain why some logic cells still function after breakdown events.
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