In-situ recovery of the base current of SiGe NPN HBTs at high gamma dose levels

Sofie Put, Eddy Simoen, Stefaan Vanhuylenbroeck, Cor Claeys, Marco Van Uffelen, Paul Leroux, Francis Berghmans

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    Abstract

    The base current Ib of a 0.13 μm SiGe HBT (Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor) is measured during gamma irradiation. Three different regions are observed: an initial degradation region (0-20 kGy) in which Ib decreases, a saturation region (20-60 kGy), showing a saturation of Ib, and a recovery region (60-100 kGy) where the excess Ib starts to decrease. This technology is compared with two older technologies: a 0.35 μm SiGe HBT from AMS and a discrete transistor from Infineon. Both technologies show, after an initial increase in Ib a slight decrease of Ib. It is observed that the end of the initial degradation shifts to a lower dose as technology scales down.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationSafe 2007
    Place of PublicationUtrecht, Netherlands
    StatePublished - Nov 2007
    EventSafe 2007 - STW, Veldhoven
    Duration: 29 Nov 200729 Nov 2007

    Conference

    ConferenceSafe 2007
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    CityVeldhoven
    Period2007-11-292007-11-29

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