The Selection of a radiation-tolerant DAC for the LHC (Part II: CMOS technology)

Total dose & neutron tests on commercial CMOS digital-to-analog converters have been carried out. These results are related to those ones presented in the previous paper. This kind of devices is much more sensitive to ionizing radiation than to neutrons. That radiation changes the value of the M...

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Autores: Franco Peláez, Francisco Javier, Lozano Rogado, Jesús, Agapito Serrano, Juan Andrés
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/53402
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/53402
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:537.8
COTS
Digital-to-analog converters
Radiation tolerance
CMOS technology
LHC.
Electrónica (Física)
Radiactividad
Circuitos integrados
2203.07 Circuitos Integrados
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Sumario:Total dose & neutron tests on commercial CMOS digital-to-analog converters have been carried out. These results are related to those ones presented in the previous paper. This kind of devices is much more sensitive to ionizing radiation than to neutrons. That radiation changes the value of the MOSFET threshold voltage and this can put digital circuits out of action. In this case, the gradual destruction of the digital inputs was observed as a diminution of the output voltage levels. Also, the gamma radiation generates leakage currents that increase the consumption. Due to these converters tolerated less total radiation dose, their use in the LHC has been refused and the fast bipolar technology converters will be employed.