• DocumentCode
    1229576
  • Title

    Destructive single-event effects in semiconductor devices and ICs

  • Author

    Sexton, Fred W.

  • Author_Institution
    Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    603
  • Lastpage
    621
  • Abstract
    Developments in the field of destructive single-event effects over the last 40 years are reviewed. Single-event latchup, single-event burnout, single-event gate rupture, and single-event snap-back are discussed beginning with the first observation of each effect, its phenomenology, and the development of present day understanding of the mechanisms involved.
  • Keywords
    integrated circuits; radiation effects; semiconductor devices; SEU; destructive single-event effects; semiconductor devices; single-event burnout; single-event gate rupture; single-event latchup; single-event snap-back; Aerospace engineering; CMOS technology; Degradation; MOSFETs; Semiconductor devices; Silicon; Single event upset; Space technology; Switches; Thyristors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.2003.813137
  • Filename
    1208579