• DocumentCode
    2977794
  • Title

    An empiric approach to establishing MOSFET failure rate induced by Single-Event Burnout

  • Author

    van Duivenbode, J. ; Smet, Bart

  • Author_Institution
    ASML, Veldhoven
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    1-3 Sept. 2008
  • Firstpage
    102
  • Lastpage
    107
  • Abstract
    Although the detrimental effect of single-event burnout on semiconductors has been known for over two decades, component manufacturers publish little related data. Through extensive testing, the authors have established trustworthy reliability figures and demonstrate that single-event burnout has a remarkably high impact on power converter failure rate. A standard testing method is proposed for improved power semiconductor qualification testing.
  • Keywords
    circuit reliability; circuit testing; power MOSFET; MOSFET failure rate; power converter failure rate; power semiconductor qualification testing; reliability figures; single-event burnout; standard testing method; Circuit testing; FETs; Failure analysis; Fuses; MOSFET circuits; Manufacturing; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor device testing; Switches; Voltage; MOSFET; cosmic radiation; reliability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 2008. EPE-PEMC 2008. 13th
  • Conference_Location
    Poznan
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1741-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1742-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EPEPEMC.2008.4635251
  • Filename
    4635251