Effects of the pre-neutron irradiation on VDMOSFET sensitivity to heavy ions

Microelectronics International

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 16-20

  Salame, C ^a   Hoffmann, A ^b   Pelanchon, F ^a   Mialhe, P ^a   Charles, J P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c SUPELEC   (France)

Author keywords

Destruction; Hardener; Radiation; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041404433     PISSN: 13565362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13565360110391574     Document Type: Article

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