FIRST OBSERVATIONS OF POWER MOSFET BURNOUT WITH HIGH-ENERGY NEUTRONS

Authors
OBERG DL WERT JL NORMAND E MAJEWSKI PP WENDER SA
Citation
Dl. Oberg et al., FIRST OBSERVATIONS OF POWER MOSFET BURNOUT WITH HIGH-ENERGY NEUTRONS, IEEE transactions on nuclear science, 43(6), 1996, pp. 2913-2920
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
IEEE transactions on nuclear science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189499
Volume
43
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Part
1
Pages
2913 - 2920
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9499(1996)43:6<2913:FOOPMB>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Single event burnout was seen in power MOSFETs exposed to high energy neutrons. Devices with rated voltage greater than or equal to 400 volt s exhibited burnout at substantially less than the rated voltage. Test s with high energy protons gave similar results. Burnout was also seen in limited tests with lower energy protons and neutrons. Correlations with heavy-ion data are discussed. Accelerator proton data gave favor able comparisons with burnout rates measured on the APEX spacecraft. I mplications for burnout at lower altitudes are also discussed.