Radiation effects in SiGe technology

JD Cressler - IEEE transactions on Nuclear Science, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Silicon-Germanium (SiGe) technology effectively merges the desirable attributes of
conventional silicon-based CMOS manufacturing (high integration levels, at high yield and …

Silicon-germanium as an enabling technology for extreme environment electronics

JD Cressler - IEEE transactions on device and materials …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
“Extreme environment” electronics represent an important niche market in the trillion dollar
global electronics industry and span the operation of electronic circuits and systems in …

Total-ionizing-dose response of SiGe HBTs at elevated temperatures

D Nergui, JW Teng, M Hosseinzadeh… - … on Nuclear Science, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The total-ionizing-dose response of third-generation SiGe HBTs was investigated at
elevated temperatures (80° C and 130° C) and compared with the response at 30° C. The …

Cryogenic Total-Ionizing-Dose Response of 4th-Generation SiGe HBTs using 1-MeV Electrons for Europa-Surface Applications

JW Teng, D Nergui, GN Tzintzarov… - … on Nuclear Science, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To support the use of SiGe BiCMOS for future mission targets such as Europa, which are
subject to high radiation doses and cryogenic temperatures, SiGe heterojunction bipolar …

Single event transient response of SiGe voltage references and its impact on the performance of analog and mixed-signal circuits

L Najafizadeh, SD Phillips, KA Moen… - … on Nuclear Science, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We investigate the single-event transient (SET) response of bandgap voltage references
(BGRs) implemented in SiGe BiCMOS technology through heavy ion microbeam …

SiGe BiCMOS technology: An IC design platform for extreme environment electronics applications

JD Cressler - 2007 IEEE International Reliability Physics …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The drivers in the extreme environment electronics community are beginning to perk up their
ears to the possibilities of using SiGe technology, especially for space electronics …

Proton tolerance of SiGe precision voltage references for extreme temperature range electronics

L Najafizadeh, M Bellini, APG Prakash… - … on Nuclear Science, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A comprehensive investigation of the effects of proton irradiation on the performance of SiGe
BiCMOS precision voltage references intended for extreme environment operational …

A new approach to designing electronic systems for operation in extreme environments: Part II-The SiGe remote electronics unit

TD England, RM Diestelhorst… - IEEE Aerospace and …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We have presented the architecture, simulation, packaging, and over-temperature and
radiation testing of a complex, 16-channel, extreme environment capable, SiGe Remote …

Application of a Pelletron accelerator to study total dose radiation effects on 50 GHz SiGe HBTs

KC Praveen, N Pushpa, PS Naik, JD Cressler… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2012 - Elsevier
We have investigated the effects of 50MeV lithium ion irradiation on the DC electrical
characteristics of first-generation silicon–germanium heterojunction bipolar transistors …

The effects of proton and X-ray irradiation on the DC and AC performance of complementary (npn+ pnp) SiGe HBTs on thick-film SOI

M Bellini, B Jun, AK Sutton… - … on Nuclear Science, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The impact of 63.3 MeV proton and 10 keV X-ray irradiation on the DC and AC performance
of complementary SiGe HBTs on thick-film SOI is investigated. Proton and X-ray induced …