• DocumentCode
    913507
  • Title

    First Nondestructive Measurements of Power MOSFET Single Event Burnout Cross Sections

  • Author

    Oberg, Dennis L. ; Wert, Jerry L.

  • Author_Institution
    Boeing Aerospace Company Seattle, WA 98124-2499
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1987
  • Firstpage
    1736
  • Lastpage
    1741
  • Abstract
    A new technique to nondestructively measure single event burnout cross sections for N-channel power MOSFETs is presented. Previous measurements of power MOSFET burnout susceptibility have been destructive and thus not conducive to providing statistically meaningful burnout probabilities. The nondestructive technique and data for various device types taken at several accelerators, including the LBL Bevalac, are documented. Several new phenomena are observed.
  • Keywords
    Circuit testing; Current limiters; Laboratories; MOSFET circuits; Parasitic capacitance; Power MOSFET; Power measurement; Pulse circuits; Resistors; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1987.4337546
  • Filename
    4337546