• DocumentCode
    1319216
  • Title

    Influence of ion beam energy on SEGR failure thresholds of vertical power MOSFETs

  • Author

    Titus, J.L. ; Wheatley, C.F. ; Allenspach, M. ; Schrimpf, D. ; Burton, D.I. ; Brews, J.R. ; Galloway, K.F. ; Pease, R.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, IN, USA
  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    12/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2938
  • Lastpage
    2943
  • Abstract
    For the first time, experimental observations and numerical simulations show that the impact energy of the test ion influences the single-event gate rupture (SEGR) failure thresholds of vertical power MOSFETs. Current testing methodology may produce false hardness assurance
  • Keywords
    failure analysis; ion beam effects; power MOSFET; semiconductor device testing; SEGR failure threshold; hardness assurance testing; ion beam energy; numerical simulation; single-event gate rupture; vertical power MOSFET; Conducting materials; Cranes; Ion beams; Laboratories; MOSFETs; Silicon; Substrates; Testing; Two dimensional displays; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.556889
  • Filename
    556889