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TID and SEGR Testing on MOSFET of DC/DC Power Buck Converter

DC/DC 강압컨버터용 MOSFET의 TID 및 SEGR 실험

  • Received : 2014.05.13
  • Accepted : 2014.10.28
  • Published : 2014.11.01

Abstract

DC/DC switching power converters are commonly used to generate a regulated DC output voltage with high efficiency. The DC/DC converter is composed of a MOSFET (metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor), a PWM-IC (pulse width modulation-integrated circuit) controller, inductor, capacitor, etc. It is shown that the variation of threshold voltage and the breakdown voltage in the electrical characteristics of MOSFET occurs by radiation effects in TID (Total Ionizing Dose) testing at the low energy ${\gamma}$ rays using $^{60}Co$, and 5 heavy ions make the gate of MOSFET broken in SEGR (Single Event Gate Rupture) testing. TID testing on MOSFET is accomplished up to the total dose of 40 krad, and the cross section($cm^2$) versus LET(MeV/mg/$cm^2$) in the MOSFET operation is studied at SEGR testing after implementation of the controller board.

DC/DC 컨버터는 임의의 직류전원을 부하가 요구하는 형태의 직류전원으로 변환시키는 효율이 높은 전력변환기이다. DC/DC 컨버터는 MOSFET(산화물-반도체 전계 효과 트랜지스터), PWM-IC(펄스폭 변조 집적회로) 제어기, 인덕터, 콘덴서 등으로 구성되어있다. MOSFET는 스위치 기능을 수행하는데 코발트 60 ($^{60}Co$) 저준위 감마발생기를 이용한 TID 실험에서 방사선의 영향으로 문턱전압과 항복전압의 변화와 SEGR 실험에 적용된 5종류의 중이온 입자는 MOSFET의 게이트(gate)에 영향을 주어 게이트가 파괴된다. MOSFET의 TID 실험은 40 Krad 까지 수행하였으며, SEGR 실험은 제어보드를 구현한 후 LET(MeV/mg/$cm^2$)별 cross section($cm^2$)을 연구하는데 있다.

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