Implementation of total dose effects in the bipolar junction transistor Gummel-Poon model
- Univ. of Bordeaux I, Talence (France)
- Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)
- Aerospatiale, Les Mureaux (France)
- Alcatel Telecom, Toulouse (France)
The effects of total dose on the SPICE model of bipolar junction transistors are investigated. The limitations of the standard Gummel-Poon model for simulating the radiation-induced excess base current are analyzed, and a new model based on an empirical approach is proposed. Four new SPICE rad-parameters are presented, and investigated for different dose rates. The relevant parameters are extracted using a new algorithmic procedure, combining a genetic approach and the standard optimization technique which minimizes the RMS error between measured and simulated excess base current. It is shown that the excess base current is accurately described by the same formula whatever the device type is. An empirical fitting of the rad-parameters as a function of total dose is proposed to use in hardening electronic circuits for space-like environments.
- OSTI ID:
- 644186
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970711--
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Journal Issue: 6Pt1 Vol. 44; ISSN 0018-9499; ISSN IETNAE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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