Accelerated Simulation Method to Evaluate ELDRS of Bipolar Operational
Amplifiers By Hydrogen Soaking
Abstract
The Enhance Low Dose Rate Sensitivity (ELDRS) of bipolar devices is one
of the important effects on space electronics systems that could be
impact on its high reliability and long life. It is important to ensure
radiation reliability for space applications by evaluating ELDRS of
bipolar devices. However, the low dose rate irradiation test has a long
period and high cost, so accelerated testing methods are required. In
this paper, low dose rate, high dose rate and hydrogen soaking
accelerated irradiation experiments are carried out on the operational
amplifier circuit (XJ139), and the experimental data of high and low
dose rate of the circuit are analyzed, the conclusion that the circuit
has a ELDRS effect is given. Experiments on circuit irradiation effects
under different hydrogen concentrations and immersion time were carried
out. The degradation data of irradiation-sensitive parameters under
different hydrogen soaking pretreatment conditions were analyzed. The
optimal combination conditions for hydrogen soaking are given based on
this circuit, and verified by experiments. At last, the degradation
equivalence under accelerated hydrogen soaking and low dose rate
irradiation test results is analyzed and discussed. The results show
that the degradation degree of the samples after hydrogenation
pretreatment after high dose rate irradiation is comparable to that of
low dose rate irradiation. The research results can be used to guide the
development of low dose rate accelerated tests and engineering
applications.