Performance of electronic devices submitted to X-rays and high energy proton beams

Abstract

In this work we have studied the radiation effects on MOSFET electronic devices. The integrated circuits were exposed to 10 keV X-ray radiation and 2.6 MeV energy proton beam. We have irradiated MOSFET devices with two different geometries: rectangular-gate transistor and circular-gate transistor. We have observed the cumulative dose provokes shifts on the threshold voltage and increases or decreases the transistor's off-state and leakage current. The position of the trapped charges in modern CMOS technology devices depends on radiation type, dose rate, total dose, applied bias and is a function of device geometry. We concluded the circular-gate transistor is more tolerant to radiation than the rectangular-gate transistor. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.