Title :
Analysis of Radiation Effects in and Hardening of Integrated Circuit Voltage Regulators
Author_Institution :
Research and Development Division Hughes Aircraft Company Culver City, California
Abstract :
The dominant sensitivity of the basic analog voltage regulator to small-signal transient radiation is identified by analysis and experiment. Various methods of circuit hardening are considered. Hardening by diode compensation is demonstrated.
Keywords :
Analog circuits; Circuit noise; Ionizing radiation; Power supplies; Radiation effects; Radiation hardening; Regulators; Semiconductor device noise; Uncertainty; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1969.4325525
