Title :
Improvement of a detection chain based on a VCO concept for microelectronic reliability under natural radiative environment
Author :
Coulie-Castellani, K. ; Rahajandraibe, W. ; Aziza, H. ; Portal, J.-M. ; Micolau, G.
Author_Institution :
Aix Marseille Univ., Marseille, France
Abstract :
A way of improvement of an oscillator concept, dedicated to detection and tracking of low energy particles with low fluxes, is presented. The solution is based on an indirect detection of the current generated at the input of the detection chain, through a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) response. In order to improve the correlation between the input current and the oscillator response (signal recognition), a new solution of particle detector based on simple VCO circuit is proposed. The solution enhances the particle recognition with a simple analysis of the VCO output. The new output parameter variations are analyzed.
Keywords :
integrated circuit reliability; particle detectors; voltage-controlled oscillators; VCO circuit; VCO concept; detection chain; low energy particles; microelectronic reliability; natural radiative environment; oscillator concept; particle detector; particle recognition; signal recognition; voltage controlled oscillator response; CMOS integrated circuits; Delays; Detectors; Shape; Time-frequency analysis; Voltage-controlled oscillators; VCO; circuit conditionning; particle detection; signal recognition;
Conference_Titel :
Test Symposium (LATS), 2015 16th Latin-American
Conference_Location :
Puerto Vallarta
DOI :
10.1109/LATW.2015.7102513
