Computer Aided Circuit Analysis as a Method of Predicting Circuit Response to Fast Rise Pulse,

Abstract

Transients can be introduced into electronics from a number of sources, and transients of the pulse type can be generated energy originating from nuclear detonations or lightning. These pulses will have a fast rise time and an amplitude that exceeds the normal operating voltages of semiconductor devices. In order to analyze the effect of these pulses on electronics, the Transient Radiation Effect on Electronics (TREE) circuit analysis codes were employed. The object of this paper is to compare predicted circuit responses with measured responses on three circuits in a controlled experiment. From this comparison a determination of the validity of the use of these codes was made. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1968
Accession Number
AD0854774

Entities

People

  • Hugh W. Greene
  • Victor W. Ruwe

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Circuit Analysis
  • Circuits
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Computers
  • Detonations
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electronics
  • Lightning
  • Power Electronics
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Electronics

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics