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Transient radiation effects in CMOS inverters fabricated on SIMOX and BESOI wafers

Transient radiation effects in CMOS inverters fabricated on SIMOX and BESOI wafers

Zhu Shi-Yang
Lin Cheng-Lu
Li Jin-Hua
Nuclear Science and TechniquesVol.7, No.4pp.247-248Published in print 01 Nov 1996
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CMOS inverter circuits are successfully fabricated on thin film SIMOX wafers and thick film BESOI wafers. The output voltage variation is measured with a pulse of γ-ray radiation. Compared with bulk silicon CMOS circuits, SOI circuits have improved the transient radiation hardness significantly.

Transient radiation effectsSIMOXBESOICMOS
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