SINGLE-EVENT BURNOUT OF POWER BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTORS

被引:31
作者
TITUS, JL [1 ]
JOHNSON, GH [1 ]
SCHRIMPF, RD [1 ]
GALLOWAY, KF [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ARIZONA,DEPT ELECT & COMP ENGN,TUCSON,AZ 85721
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10.1109/23.124111
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Experimental evidence of single-event burnout of power bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) is reported for the first time. Several commercial power BJTs were characterized in a simulated cosmic ray environment using mono-energetic ions at the tandem Van de Graaff accelerator facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Most of the device types exposed to this simulated environment exhibited burnout behavior. The experimental technique, data, and results are presented, while a qualitative model is used to help explain those results and trends observed in this experiment.
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页码:1315 / 1322
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