Radiation-induced 1/f noise degradation of PNP bipolar junction transistors at different dose rates

It is found that ionizing-radiation can lead to the base current and the 1/f noise degradations in PNP bipolar junction transistors. In this paper, it is suggested that the surface of the space charge region of the emitter-base junction is the main source of the base surface 1/f noise. A model is developed which identifies the parameters and describes their interactive contributions to the recombination current at the surface of the space charge region. Based on the theory of carrier number fluctuation and the model of surface recombination current, a 1/f noise model is developed. This model suggests that 1/f noise degradations are the result of the accumulation of oxide-trapped charges and interface states. Combining models of ELDRS, this model can explain the reason why the 1/f noise degradation is more severe at a low dose rate than at a high dose rate. The radiations were performed in a Co~(60) source up to a total dose of 700 Gy(Si). The low dose rate was 0.001 Gy(Si)/s and the high dose rate was 0.1 Gy(Si)/s. The model accords well with the experimental results.     

Some Analyses of Radiation Effects on PNP Silicon Devices

Nuclear irradiation of pnp junctions shows a pronounced change on their output electrical characteristics. Theoretical analysis, using computer programming (TRANSRAD), shows that exposing silicon transistors to nuclear radiation (neutrons, protons, electrons and gamma-rays) causes the devices to lose most of their forward gain factor. For all the analyzed irradiation conditions both junction leakage current and breakdown voltage are shown to increase pronouncely. The damage effect is found to be function of radiation fluence and energy.     

偏置条件对NPN及PNP双极晶体管电离辐射损伤的影响研究

本文采用低能电子辐照源对NPN及PNP晶体管进行辐照试验. 在辐照试验过程中, 针对NPN及PNP晶体管发射结施加不同的偏置条件, 研究偏置条件对NPN及PNP晶体管辐射损伤的影响. 使用Keithley 4200-SCS半导体特性测试仪在原位条件下测试了双极晶体管电性能参数随低能电子辐照注量的变化关系. 测试结果表明, 在相同的辐照注量条件下, 发射结反向偏置时双极晶体管的辐照损伤程度最大; 发射结正向偏置时双极晶体管的辐照损伤程度最小; 发射结零偏时双极晶体管的辐照损伤程度居于上述情况之间. 关键词： 双极晶体管 低能电子 电离辐射     

Si_3N_4钝化层对横向PNP双极晶体管电离辐射损伤的影响机理

航天器中电子器件在轨服役期间,会遭受到空间带电粒子及各种射线的辐射环境的显著影响,易于造成电离辐射损伤.本文采用60Coγ射线辐照源,针对有/无Si_3N_4钝化层结构的横向PNP型(LPNP)双极晶体管,开展了电离辐射损伤效应及机理研究.利用KEITHLEY 4200-SCS半导体参数测试仪测试了LPNP晶体管电性能参数(包括Gummel特性曲线和电流增益等).采用深能级瞬态谱分析仪(DLTS),对辐照前后有/无Si_3N_4钝化层结构的LPNP晶体管的电离缺陷进行测试.研究结果表明,在相同吸收剂量条件下,与无Si_3N_4钝化层的晶体管相比,具有Si_3N_4钝化层的LPNP晶体管基极电流退化程度大,并且随吸收剂量的增加,电流增益退化更为显著.通过DLTS分析表明,与无Si_3N_4钝化层的晶体管相比,有Si_3N_4钝化层的晶体管辐射诱导的界面态能级位置更接近于禁带中心.这是由于制备Si_3N_4钝化层时引入了大量的氢所导致,而氢的存在会促使辐射诱导的界面态能级位置更接近于禁带中心,复合率增大,从而加剧了晶体管性能的退化.     

Effect of bias condition on heavy ion radiation in bipolar junction transistors

The characteristic degradations in a silicon NPN bipolar junction transistor(BJT) of 3DG142 type are examined under irradiation with 40-MeV chlorine(Cl) ions under forward,grounded,and reverse bias conditions,respectively.Different electrical parameters are in-situ measured during the exposure under each bias condition.From the experimental data,a larger variation of base current(I B) is observed after irradiation at a given value of base-emitter voltage(V BE),while the collector current is slightly affected by irradiation at a given V BE.The gain degradation is affected mostly by the behaviour of the base current.From the experimental data,the variation of current gain in the case of forward bias is much smaller than that in the other conditions.Moreover,for 3DG142 BJT,the current gain degradation in the case of reverse bias is more severe than that in the grounded case at low fluence,while at high fluence,the gain degradation in the reverse bias case becomes smaller than that in the grounded case.     

双极结型晶体管的集电结反向雪崩击穿特性

通过气体放电产生更高浓度的低温等离子体要求具有纳秒上升沿和纳秒脉宽的高重频快脉冲,而目前被广泛使用的MOSFET和IGBT都无法满足这些参数要求,而双极结型晶体管(BJT）的集电极与发射极之间的雪崩击穿过程具有快导通、快恢复、高稳定性等优点,适合作为小型Marx发生器的自击穿开关。文中对用多种型号的BJT进行击穿特性比较测试实验,发现可以通过改变BJT的门极和发射极的并联电阻来调节其雪崩击穿电压,实现一定范围的工作电压。雪崩击穿恢复特性实验表明,当击穿电流衰减到低于维持电流时,BJT就会开始恢复绝缘而关断,通过改变电路中的参数以控制击穿电流的变化就可以控制BJT的雪崩击穿导通时间（即导通脉宽）。将这些结论应用到实际电路中,可获得上升沿5 ns、脉宽为10 ns、幅值2 kV、重复频率高达100 kHz的纳秒快脉冲,可用于激发高浓度低温等离子体。     

高效在线测量加速实验中双极晶体管结温方法的研究

针对晶体管在加速寿命实验和老炼实验等实际工程中结温的在线测控问题,本文基于大电流电学测温方法研究了型号为2N3055的双极大功率晶体管在恒定的集电极电压V_(ce)和集电极电流I_(ce)条件下发射结电压V_(be)随着温度T变化的对应关系.研究结果表明,温度在40—140℃范围内时,在集电极加载大功率电流电压的条件下,发射结电压随温度上升而线性减小,基极电流随温度变化不超过4%.通过理论推导恒定功率下发射结电压与温度的数学模型,证明了当基极电流数值随温度变化不超过4%时,V_(be)-T关系曲线呈线性且理论上引起的温度误差不超过0.5℃,以此为基础推导出一种新的在线测量加速实验中结温测试公式.最后利用Phase11进行对比验证实验,证明了该方法的正确性.     

Radiation effects on MOS and bipolar devices by 8 MeV protons, 60 MeV Br ions and 1 MeV electrons

The radiation effects of the metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) and the bipolar devices are characterised using 8~MeV protons, 60~MeV Br ions and 1~MeV electrons. Key parameters are measured {\it in-situ} and compared for the devices. The ionising and nonionising energy losses of incident particles are calculated using the Geant4 and the stopping and range of ions in matter code. The results of the experiment and energy loss calculation for different particles show that different incident particles may give different contribution to MOS and bipolar devices. The irradiation particles, which cause larger displacement dose within the same chip depth of bipolar devices at a given total dose, would generate more severe damage to the voltage parameters of the bipolar devices. On the contrary, the irradiation particles, which cause larger ionising damage in the gate oxide, would generate more severe damage to MOS devices. In this investigation, we attempt to analyse the sensitivity to radiation damage of the different parameter of the MOS and bipolar devices by comparing the irradiation experimental data and the calculated results using Geant4 and SRIM code.     

Fabrication and characterization of 4H—SiC bipolar junction transistor with double base epilayer

In this paper we report on a novel structure of a 4H-SiC bipolar junction transistor with a double base epilayer that is continuously grown.The measured dc common-emitter current gain is 16.8 at IC = 28.6 mA(J C = 183.4 A/cm2),and it increases with the collector current density increasing.The specific on-state resistance(Rsp-on) is32.3mΩ·cm 2 and the open-base breakdown voltage reaches 410 V.The emitter N-type specific contact resistance and N + emitter layer sheet resistance are 1.7×10-3 Ω·cm2 and 150 /,respectively.     

Total dose radiation effects on SOI NMOS transistors with different layouts

Partially-depleted Silicon-On-Insulator Negative Channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor (SOI NMOS) transistors with different layouts are fabricated on radiation hard Separation by IMplanted OXygen (SIMOX) substrate and tested using 10keV X-ray radiation sources. The radiation performance is characterized by transistor threshold voltage shift and transistor leakage currents as a function of the total dose up to 2.0×10⁶ rad(Si). The results show that the total dose radiation effects on NMOS devices are very sensitive to their layout structures.     

Total dose radiation effects on SOI NMOS transistors with different layouts

Partially-depleted Silicon-On-Insulator Negative Channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor (SOI NMOS)transistors with different layouts are fabricated on radiation hard Separation by IMplanted OXygen (SIMOX)substrate and tested using 10 keV X-ray radiation sources.The radiation performance is characterized by transistor threshold voltage shift and transistor leakage currents as a function of the total dose up to 2.0×106 rad(Si).The results show that the total dose radiation effects on NMOS devices are very sensitive to their layout structures.     

基区表面势对栅控横向PNP晶体管中子位移损伤的影响

通过在常规横向PNP晶体管基区表面氧化层上淀积栅电极,制作了可以利用栅极偏置调制基区表面势的栅控横向PNP晶体管。对无栅极偏置电压和偏置电压分别为-10 V和10 V的栅控横向PNP晶体管,在西安脉冲反应堆上开展注量为21012, 41012, 61012, 81012,11013 cm-2的中子辐照实验,研究基区表面势的增加和降低对栅控横向PNP晶体管中子位移损伤退化特性的影响。研究结果表明,基区表面势的增加引起栅控横向PNP晶体管共射极电流增益倒数的变化量随辐照中子注量的退化速率增加,基区表面势的降低对位移损伤退化速率无明显影响。     

栅控横向PNP双极晶体管辐照感生电荷的定量分离

设计并制作了一种栅控横向PNP双极晶体管测试结构,在常规横向PNP双极晶体管基区表面氧化层上制作了一栅电极,利用栅扫描法,通过扫描栅极所加电压,获得了基极电流随栅极电压的变化特性.理论推导和数学计算获得了氧化物陷阱电荷和界面陷阱电荷的定量变化,分离出栅控横向PNP双极晶体管在辐照及其室温退火过程中感生的缺陷.对设计的晶体管测试结构和采用的测试方法做了具体介绍.     

绝缘栅双极晶体管串联关键技术

为实现绝缘栅双极晶体管（IGBT）的多级串联,以电阻/电容/二极管（RCD）缓冲电路为动态均压电路,通过数学分析及PSpice仿真验证,建立了RCD缓冲电路参数选择模型;设计了基于数字信号处理器（DSP）控制、光纤隔离传输,以M57962L为IGBT驱动器的驱动电路及故障反馈电路,能驱动32只串联IGBT并对其进行过流和短路保护,32只IGBT的最大导通时间不超过90 ns,短路保护响应时间约为6 s;设计了8路独立输出的50 kV隔离的高压隔离电源,实现IGBT串联电路各部分的供电及电隔离。基于以上IGBT串联方法,实现了32只1200 V IGBT的串联,串联电路可稳定工作在20 kV电压下。     

电子辐射环境中NPN输入双极运算放大器的辐射效应和退火特性

本文对不同偏置下的NPN输入双极运算放大器LM108分别在1.8 MeV和1 MeV两种电子能量下、不同束流电子辐照环境中的损伤特性及变化规律进行了研究, 分析了不同偏置状态下其辐照敏感参数在辐照后三种温度 (室温, 100 ℃, 125 ℃) 下随时间变化的关系, 讨论了引起电参数失效的机理, 并且分析了器件在室温和高温的退火效应以讨论引起器件电参数失效的机理. 结果表明, 1.8 MeV和1 MeV 电子对运算放大器LM108主要产生电离损伤, 相同束流下1.8 MeV电子造成的损伤比1 MeV 电子更大, 相同能量下0.32 Gy(Si)/s束流电子产生的损伤大于1.53 Gy(Si)/s束流电子. 对于相同能量和束流的电子辐照, 器件零偏时的损伤大于正偏时的损伤. 器件辐照后的退火行为都与温度有较大的依赖关系, 而这种关系与辐照感生的界面态密度增长直接相关.     

Physical processes of current gain in InAs bipolar junction transistors

InAs bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), grown by molecular beam epitaxy, are reported with common emitter current gains (β's) as large as 400. The factors affecting the common emitter current gain have been studied by estimating the magnitudes of the base transport factor (α_T) and emitter injection efficiency (γ). This has been accomplished by studying a sequence of InAs BJTs with varying emitter doping densities, N_E. Minority carrier diffusion length in the base (L_B), α_T, and γ have been extracted from measured electrical characteristics. The results of the study of these InAs BJTs are as follows: L_B≈0.4 μm, α_T≈98% and γ ranges from 92% to nearly 100% depending on N_E. This knowledge of the magnitudes of the injection efficiencies suggests when it would be useful to move from the simple BJT structure to the more advanced heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) structure. Lower γ BJTs would be improved, however high-γ BJTs would benefit little, by the use of the widegap emitters of HBTs. The method developed here to estimate γ, α_T and L_B is not specific to InAs BJTs, but should be useful for study of BJTs and HBTs in any material system.     

A device model for thin silicon-on-insulator SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistors with saturation effects

In this paper, we describe the saturation effect of a silicon germanium (SiGe) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) fabricated on a thin silicon-on-insulator (SOI) with a step-by-step derivation of the model formulation. The collector injection width, the internal base—collector bias, and the hole density at the base—collector junction interface are analysed by considering the unique features of the internal and the external parts of the collector, as they are different from those of a bulk counterpart.     

Effect of bias condition on heavy ion radiation in bipolar junction transistor

The characteristic degradations in silicon NPN bipolar junction transistor (BJT) of 3DG142 type are examined under the irradiation with 40-MeV chlorine (Cl) ions under forward, grounded, and reverse bias conditions, respectively. Different electrical parameters are in-situ measured during the exposure under each bias condition. From the experimental data, larger variation of base current (I_B) is observed after irradiation at a given value of base-emitter voltage (V_BE), while the collector current is slightly affected by irradiation at a given V_BE. The gain degradation is affected mostly by the behaviour of the base current. From the experimental data, the variation of current gain in the case of forward bias is much smaller than that in the other conditions. Moreover, for 3DG142 BJT, the current gain degradation in the case of reverse bias is more severe than that in the grounded case at low fluence, while at high fluence, the gain degradation in the reverse bias case becomes smaller than that in the grounded case.     

Comparison of radiation degradation induced by x-ray and 3-MeV protons in 65-nm CMOS transistors

The total ionizing dose(TID) response of 65-nm CMOS transistors is studied by 10-ke V x-ray and 3-Me V protons up to 1 Grad(SiO_2) total dose.The degradation levels induced by the two radiation sources are different to some extent.The main reason is the interface dose enhancement due to the thin gate oxide and the low energy photons.The holes' recombination also contributes to the difference.Compared to these two mechanisms,the influence of the dose rate is negligible.     

不同顺序中子/γ辐照对双极器件电流增益的影响

利用CFBR-Ⅱ快中子反应堆（中国第二座快中子脉冲堆）和⁶⁰Co装置开展不同顺序的中子/γ辐照双极晶体管的实验。在集电极-发射极电压恒定条件下,测量了双极晶体管电流增益随集电极电流的变化曲线,研究不同顺序中子/γ辐照对双极晶体管电流增益的影响。分析实验结果发现,集电极-发射极电压一定时,集电极电流极低情况下电流增益退化比较大,随集电极电流增加电流增益逐渐减小;就实验选中的两类晶体管而言,先中子后γ辐照造成双极晶体管电流增益的退化程度大于先γ后中子辐照,而且PNP型晶体管比NPN型晶体管差异更明显。本文进行了双极晶体管电离/位移协同辐照效应相关机理的初步探讨。