A Spacecraft Analog-to-digital Conversion System Employing MOSFETS
Spacecraft analog to digital conversion system employing MOSFET
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Spacecraft analog to digital conversion system employing MOSFET
Limiting small signal amplitude for MOSFET stage using arc sine model representing transfer characteristic
Electron radiation effect on open geometry p channel enhancement type MOSFET gate threshold voltage, noting peaking anomaly
Thermal annealing characteristics of electron radiation damage in p-channel MOSFET, noting time and temperature dependence and activation energy
N and p channel MOSFET operation at 4.2 K noting noise, AC gain, power dissipation and deterioration under thermal cycling from room temperature
Implementation of digital control unit for space probe using MOSFETS
Electric field effects on thermal annealing of electron irradiation damage in p-channel MOSFET device
Electron radiation damage in MOSFET devices using bias temperature treatments
Low neutron flux irradiation effects on MOSFET
MOSFET data systems evolution for IMP, discussing effects on system design and reliability approach
Continuing development and expansion of a series of P-channel MOSFET circuits in flight data systems is reported. Using hybrid thick film techniques, these circuits evolved into bugs with more than 1000 transistors on a chip. A proposed data system for Helios satellite will have approximately 130 bugs and a semiconductor count of more than 100,000, will weigh less than 1 N and use less than 1.2 W.
A liquid helium-cooled p-channel enhancement mode MOSFET, the 3N167, is found to have sufficiently low noise for use as a preamplifier with helium-cooled bolometers that are used in infrared astronomy. Its characteristics at 300, 77, and 4.2 K are presented. It is also shown to have useful application with certain photoconductive and photovoltaic infrared detectors.
Report describes one-year research effort in VLSL fabrication. Four activities are described: theoretical study of two-dimensional diffusion in SOS (silicon-on-sapphire); setup of sputtering system, furnaces, and photolithography equipment; experiments on double layer metal; and investigation of two-dimensional modeling of MOSFET's (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors).
The ionizing radiation responses of metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) field-effect transistors (FETs) and MOS capacitors are compared. It is shown that the radiation-induced threshold voltage shift correlates closely with the shift in the MOS capacitor inversion voltage. The radiation-induced interface-state density of the MOSFETs and MOS capacitors was determined by several techniques. It is shown that the presence of 'slow' states can interfere with the interface-state measurements.
High current and voltage controlled remotely. Remote Power Conroller includes two series-connected banks of parallel-connected MOSFET's to withstand high current and voltage. Voltage sharing between switch banks, low-impedance, gate-drive circuits used. Provided controlled range for turn on. Individually trimmable to insure simultaneous switching within few nanoseconds during both turn on and turn off. Control circuit for each switch bank and over-current trip circuit float independently and supplied power via transformer T1 from inverter. Control of floating stages by optocouplers.
An addressable matrix of 32 CMOS transistors was designed into a test chip to be flown on the Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (CRRES). In this paper the matrix is described along with a SPICE-like parameter extraction procedure called JMOSFIT, and Cobalt 60 radiation test results are presented that illustrate the shift in the 21-MOSFET parameters derived from JMOSFIT.
Theoretical paper discusses response of enhancement-mode metal oxide/semiconductor field-effect transistor to cosmic-ray ion that passes perpendicularly through gate-oxide layers. Even if ion causes no permanent damage, temporary increase of electrical conductivity along track of ion large enough and long enough to cause change in logic state in logic circuit containing MOSFET.
A simple passive circuit that improves current balance in parallelled power MOSFETs that are not precisely matched and that are operated in their active region from a common gate drive are exhibited. A nonlinear circuit consisting of diodes and resistors generates the differential gate potential required to correct for unbalance while maintaining low losses over a range of current. Also application of a thin tape wound magnetic core to effect dynamic current balance is reviewed, and a simple theory is presented showing that for operation in the active region the branch currents tend to revert to their normal unbalanced values even if the core is not driven into saturation. Results of several comparative experiments are given.