Failure of a brittle layer on a ductile substrate: Nanoindentation experiments and FEM simulations
Résumé
Dealing with electronic devices for high reliability applications in terrestrial environments, neutron-induced Single Event Effects must be investigated. In this paper, the experimental observation of an atmospheric-like neutron-induced Single Event Burnout (SEB) on a packaged commercial SiC power MOSFET is presented after irradiation at ISIS-ChipIr. The effects of the SEB in the electrical properties of the MOSFET are established, and the SiC damaged zone is observed by scanning electron microscopy. Based on this failure analysis at the die level, the distinct stages during the SEB mechanism can be defined. The sensitive volume where the secondary particle deposited enough energy to trigger the SEB mechanism is identified and located inside the SiC n-drift epitaxial layer near the epitaxial layer/substrate junction.
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Physique [physics]
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