Abstract:
Single-event gate rupture (SEGR) and single-event burnout (SEB) are the significant radiation threats from heavy ions due to the high applied gate voltage. The singleevent burnout effect on radiationhardened highvoltage SOI NMOS was reported. The hardened layout and ptype ion implantation process were developed to enhance the hardened structure against SEB effect, and the critical device parameters were designed and chosen according to electrical specifications. The SEB effect was studied in detail based on both simulated and experimental results. The experiment data demonstrate that the radiationhardened device achieves a high drain voltage of 24 V under singleevent irradiation with a linear energy transfer (LET) threshold value of 83.5 MeV·cm2/mg.