SPICE modelling of a discrete COTS SiGe HBT for digital applications up to MGy dose levels

Marco Van Uffelen; Sam Geboers; Paul Leroux; Francis Berghmans; Andrei Goussarov

SPICE modelling of a discrete COTS SiGe HBT for digital applications up to MGy dose levels

Marco Van Uffelen, Sam Geboers, Paul Leroux, Francis Berghmans, Andrei Goussarov

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Abstract

Future maintenance tasks of the International Experimental Thermonuclear fusion Reactor (ITER) will require communication links between the remotely operated equipment in the reactor vessel and the control room, that are radiation tolerant up to MGy dose levels. We therefore assessed the DC behaviour of a COTS SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) under gamma radiation up to more than 4 MGy. The DC current gain (B) presents a limited loss of about 30 % for a base current of 100 µA. Our in-situ measurements allowed us to adapt the manufacturer's SPICE model and account for these radiation effects. Circuit-hardened driving electronics for both photonic transmitters and receivers can hence be designed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conférence RADECS 2005 Proceedings
Place of Publication	France
Pages	1-5
State	Published - Sep 2007
Event	RADECS - Cap d'Agde Duration: 19 Sep 2005 → 23 Sep 2005

Conference

Conference	RADECS
Country/Territory	France
City	Cap d'Agde
Period	2005-09-19 → 2005-09-23

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