Title :
The development of a GaAs MMIC reliability and space qualification guide
Author :
Ponchak, G.E. ; Kayali, S. ; Ho-Chung Huang
Author_Institution :
NASA Lewis Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
NASA, JPL, and DOD are collaborating with GaAs MMIC users, manufacturers, and international space agencies to develop the "GaAs MMIC Reliability and Space Qualification Guide." This paper discusses the need for a space qualification guide, provides a brief description of some common GaAs failure mechanisms, the approach that the NASA MMIC Reliability Assurance Program is following to develop the guide, and the status of the program.<>
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; MMIC; aerospace instrumentation; circuit reliability; failure analysis; gallium arsenide; DOD; GaAs; JPL; MMIC; NASA; Reliability Assurance Program; failure mechanisms; reliability; space qualification guide; Failure analysis; Gallium arsenide; MMICs; Manufacturing; NASA; Power amplifiers; Qualifications; Satellite broadcasting; Space technology; US Department of Defense;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Monolithic Circuits Symposium, 1994. Digest of Papers., IEEE 1994
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1418-2
DOI :
10.1109/MCS.1994.332121
