A 1 MGy TID Radiation-Tolerant 56 mu W CMOS Temperature Sensor with +/- 1.7 degrees C accuracy

Cao Ying, Marco Van Uffelen, Laura Mont Casellas, Carlo Damiani, Emilio Ruiz Morales, Roberto Ranz Santana, Richard Meek, Bernard Haist, Wouter De Cock, Ludo Vermeeren, Michiel Steyaert, Paul Leroux

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    Abstract

    The total-ionizing-dose (TID) radiation tolerance of CMOS temperature sensors is generally limited by the radiation-introduced leakage current in diodes. A dynamic base leakage compensation technique is employed to improve the radiation hardness of the CMOS temperature sensor. The fabricated temperature sensor achieves an accuracy of ±1.7°C from -40°C to 125°C, while the power and area consumption are only 56 μW and 0.07 mm2, respectively. The temperature sensor is assessed with a gamma irradiation experiment with a dose rate of 1 kGy/h, and radiation induced temperature readout drifts are smaller than 0.2% after 1 MGy.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 15th European Conference on Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems (RADECS)
    Place of PublicationMoskow
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    Pages1-4
    Number of pages4
    ISBN (Print)978-1-5090-0232-0
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 2015
    Event 2015 - RADECS: 15th European Conference on Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems - Moscow
    Duration: 14 Sep 201518 Sep 2015

    Conference

    Conference 2015 - RADECS
    Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
    CityMoscow
    Period2015-09-142015-09-18

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