Some Aspects of Using a Scanning Electron Microscope for Total Dose Testing.

Abstract

This report addresses a number of aspects involved in using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) for radiation testing of semiconductor devices. Problems associated with using the low energy electron beam to simulate 60Co exposure and a method for estimating the total absorbed dose in critical device oxides are discussed. The method is based on the experimentally determined expression for electron energy dissipation versus penetration depth in solid materials of Everhart and Hoff. An appendix giving the method of estimating the total absorbed dose in a form sutiable for ASTM deliberations is included. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA047425

Entities

People

  • K. F. Galloway
  • P. Roitman

Organizations

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dose Rate
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Energy
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Electronics
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Navy
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Scanning Electron Microscopes
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics