Which failure mechanism is accelerated when MOSFET gate width shrinks?

💡 Explanation

Hot carrier injection (HCI) increases because the intense electric fields increase as MOSFET dimensions shrink; therefore more carriers gain enough energy to surmount the Si/SiO2 interface barrier, rather than staying in the channel region, causing Vth shifts.

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