ELECTRONIC CERAMICS: NEC Development in High-k Dielectrics.

NEC Corp. and NEC Electronics Corp. claim that they can incorporate a high-k dielectric in their chip-making processe nearest year because of a breakthrough in determining the reliability of the film. The companies have disentangleed a transistor with a high-k gate dielectric film that claims to have a 10-year lifetime at 85C-sufficient reliability for production devices, the companies said.

According to NEC its researchers focused upon reliability and life spans because these are essential factors when the transistor goe into practical use. NEC had earlier reported upon steps being taken to increase electron mobility and