Thermal impedance model of electrostatic discharge effects on microbolometers

    Authors

    F. J. Gonzalez; C. Fumeaux; J. Alda;G. D. Boreman

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Microw. Opt. Technol. Lett.

    Keywords

    microbolometer; antenna-coupled infrared detector; ESD; thermal model; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics

    Abstract

    The small thermal mass of microbolometers, used in antenna-coupled infrared detectors, makes them especially vulnerable to electrical stress caused by electrostatic discharge (ESD). In this paper, an empirical thermal model, which is independent of the device geometry, is used to characterize the behavior of microbolometers under ESD conditions. The parameters of this thermal model are fitted to measurements made on the microbolometers,and a power-to-failure versus time-to-failure curve is obtained. (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

    Journal Title

    Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

    Volume

    26

    Issue/Number

    5

    Publication Date

    1-1-2000

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    291

    Last Page

    293

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000088497200005

    ISSN

    0895-2477

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