DocumentCode
2273457
Title
Use of pre-irradiated commercial MOSFETs in a power supply hardened to withstand gamma radiation
Author
Marceau, M. ; Huillet, H. ; Marchand, P.
Author_Institution
Adv. Technol., CEA, Centre d´´Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
371
Lastpage
376
Abstract
This article describes the approach used to design a hardened power supply capable of operating to a total gamma irradiation dose of 1Mrad(Si). Pre-irradiation of power MOSFETs proved to be necessary, and the paper also discusses the effects of this treatment
Keywords
gamma-ray effects; power MOSFET; power supply circuits; radiation hardening (electronics); 1 Mrad; gamma radiation; hardened power supply; power MOSFETs; power supply; pre-irradiated commercial MOSFETs; pre-irradiation; total gamma irradiation dose; Cobalt; Gamma rays; MOSFETs; Multichip modules; Power supplies; Radiation hardening; Remote handling; Robots; Thermal resistance; Threshold voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems, 1999. RADECS 99. 1999 Fifth European Conference on
Conference_Location
Fontevraud
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5726-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/RADECS.1999.858610
Filename
858610
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