Method and Design for the Suppression of Single Event Upset Failures in Digital Circuits Made From GaAs and Related Compounds

Abstract

Like all electronic devices, digital circuits execute the functions for which they are designed, through the careful control of charge flow within the circuit. The introduction of stray charge through leakage, temperature excursions or ionizing radiation can cause any electronic circuit to malfunction. Digital circuits, because of the low voltages and currents inherent in the devices from which they are constructed, are extremely susceptible to stray charge. The present invention relates generally to digital circuits and more specifically to digital circuits made from GaAs and related compounds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 09, 1999
Accession Number
ADD019619

Entities

People

  • Harry B. Dietrich

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Circuits
  • Digital Circuits
  • Electronic Circuits
  • Electronics
  • Epitaxial Growth
  • Free Electrons
  • High Energy
  • Inventions
  • Ion Density
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Ions
  • Low Voltage
  • Materials
  • Patent Applications
  • Radiation
  • Substrates

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Electrical Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics