• DocumentCode
    1307759
  • Title

    Degradation of precision reference devices in space environments

  • Author

    Rax, B.G. ; Lee, C.I. ; Johnston, A.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    12/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1939
  • Lastpage
    1944
  • Abstract
    The degradation of precision reference devices is investigated to determine the relative importance of ionization and displacement damage. The results are compared with theoretical calculations of a basic bandgap reference circuit. Several of the device types were degraded severely at 20 krad(Si), with about the same degradation as that predicted for the basic bandgap reference circuit. One very high precision device with an internal heater performed far better than any of the other devices in the study
  • Keywords
    bipolar analogue integrated circuits; circuit stability; gamma-ray effects; proton effects; reference circuits; space vehicle electronics; 20 krad; bandgap reference circuit; bipolar linear ICs; displacement damage; internal heater; ionization damage; precision reference device degradation; space environment; Circuits; Degradation; Ionization; Laboratories; Propulsion; Protons; Space technology; Stability; Temperature sensors; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.658965
  • Filename
    658965