• DocumentCode
    2919542
  • Title

    Electronic circuit analogue model for CMOS devices

  • Author

    Varga, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Defence Res. Establ. Ottawa, Ont., Canada
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    10-14 Sept. 2001
  • Firstpage
    266
  • Lastpage
    268
  • Abstract
    A 2-D electronic analogue simulator circuit is introduced to model the latch-up vulnerability in CMOS circuits. The simulator is applied to analyze the relative radiation hardness as a function of circuit layout and distribution of substrate contacts. The results of simulations show good agreement with elsewhere obtained experimental flash X-ray results on similar structures.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; finite element analysis; integrated circuit layout; integrated circuit modelling; radiation hardening (electronics); 2-D electronic analogue simulator circuit; CMOS devices; circuit layout; electronic circuit analogue model; finite element analysis; latch-up vulnerability; radiation hardness; substrate contact distribution; CMOS analog integrated circuits; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Electronic circuits; Inverters; Resistors; Semiconductor device modeling; Semiconductor diodes; Substrates; Very large scale integration;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems, 2001. 6th European Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7313-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RADECS.2001.1159291
  • Filename
    1159291