Title :
Development of robust analog electronics at the University of Tennessee for NASA/JPL extreme environment applications
Author :
Terry, Stephen C. ; Blalock, Benjamin J. ; Jackson, Jeremy R. ; Chen, Suheng ; Mojarradi, Mohammad M. ; Kolawa, Elizabeth A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of ECE, Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN, USA
fDate :
30 June-2 July 2003
Abstract :
The INSYTE (Integrated Circuits and Systems) Laboratory at The University of Tennessee is currently investigating robust CMOS analog and mixed-signal circuit design techniques for extreme environments. This work is being targeted for Mars surface applications where the temperature can vary from -1200□C to +20□C depending on time of day and location. In this paper we present both robust analog design techniques and measurement results from several test circuits. The design techniques focus on developing high performance OTAs and op-amps that can operate over a wide temperature range. The test circuits include a 3.3 V ping-pong op-amp and a 3.3 V rail-to-rail I/O op-amp capable of driving resistive loads.
Keywords :
1/f noise; CMOS analogue integrated circuits; MOSFET; current mirrors; integrated circuit design; low-power electronics; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; operational amplifiers; semiconductor device noise; space research; 3.3 V; Mars surface applications; NASA/JPL extreme environment applications; Tennessee University; high performance OTA; mixed-signal circuit design methods; ping-pong op-amp; rail-rail I/O op-amp; resistive load driver; robust CMOS analog circuits; robust analog electronics; Analog integrated circuits; CMOS analog integrated circuits; CMOS integrated circuits; Circuit synthesis; Circuit testing; Mars; NASA; Operational amplifiers; Robustness; Temperature dependence;
Conference_Titel :
University/Government/Industry Microelectronics Symposium, 2003. Proceedings of the 15th Biennial
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7972-1
DOI :
10.1109/UGIM.2003.1225711
