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LAN1xx A14100A

L/C UCL055

Total Dose Experiment - "4Strings"

Summary

The purpose of this experiment is to investigate the effect of logical state of an internal device node during a radiation test on ICC leakage.

This special pattern has 4 strings of combinational gates controlled by a 16-state sequential circuit; each bit of the 4-bit sequencer drives one of the four strings of combinational logic.  During the irradiation the device is kept in the home state ('1000').  The controller is cycled through all sixteen states once each hour with the automated sequencing taking approximately 20 seconds, thus, putting the 4 strings through all possible combinations of biases.  ICC leakage is measured and recorded for all 16 combinations of biases.

In this test of Act 3 (0.8 µm) technology, no significant effects were noticed.   Significant effects have been noticed in SX (0.6 µm) and SX-S (0.25 µm) technology devices.


Date = January 24, 2001

Bias = 5VDC

Package = 256CQFP

Dose Rate = 1 krad(Si)/hour

Facility = GSFC

Pattern = TD_4Strings_A14100A_DUT.htm

S/N LAN171

LAN171_A14100A_4Strings_5MinData.pdf

LAN171_A14100A_4Strings.pdf

LAN171_A14100A_4Strings_Zoom.pdf

S/N LAN172

LAN172_A14100A_4Strings_5MinData.pdf

LAN172_A14100A_4Strings.pdf

LAN172_A14100A_4Strings_Zoom.pdf


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