In this paper,we proposed a new n-channel MOS single event transient(SET) mitigation technique,which is called the open guard transistor(OGT) technique.This hardening scheme is compared with several classical n-channe...In this paper,we proposed a new n-channel MOS single event transient(SET) mitigation technique,which is called the open guard transistor(OGT) technique.This hardening scheme is compared with several classical n-channel MOS hardening structures through 3-D TCAD simulations.The results show that this scheme presents about 35% improvements over the unhardened scheme for mitigating the SET pulse,and its upgrade,the 2-fringe scheme,takes on even more than 50% improvements over the unhardened one.This makes significant sense for the semi-conductor device reliability.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60836004 and 61006070)
文摘In this paper,we proposed a new n-channel MOS single event transient(SET) mitigation technique,which is called the open guard transistor(OGT) technique.This hardening scheme is compared with several classical n-channel MOS hardening structures through 3-D TCAD simulations.The results show that this scheme presents about 35% improvements over the unhardened scheme for mitigating the SET pulse,and its upgrade,the 2-fringe scheme,takes on even more than 50% improvements over the unhardened one.This makes significant sense for the semi-conductor device reliability.
