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DavidJ.Spry1,PhilipG.Neudeck1,DorothyLukco2,Liangyu Chen3,MichaelJ.Krasowski1,NormanF.Prokop1,CarlW.Chang2,GlennM.Beheim1
1NASAGlennResearchCenter2VantagePartnersLLC3OhioAerospaceInstitute
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
sic.grc.nasa.gov
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20170010414 2020-04-26T12:12:04+00:00Z
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Intelligent Propulsion Systems
Hybrid Electric & Turbo Electric Aircraft
SiC Electronics Benefits to NASA Missions
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NASAGRC’sinternalresearchefforthasbeentofocusedondurable/stableintegratedcircuit
operationat500°Cfor>1000hrs.
Venus Exploration
1T. Kremic, et al., 48th Lunar and Planetary Science, 2017, 2986.
LLISSE=Long-LifeIn-SituSolarSystemExplorer1
9.4Mpa =92.7XEarthpressure +460°C+chemical
compositionfound atthesurface of
Venus(CO2,N2,SO2,H20,CO,OCS,HCl,HF,and H2S)
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RecentAdvances• ProlongedsiliconcarbideintegratedcircuitoperationinVenussurfaceatmosphericconditions.Neudeck,etal.,AIPAdvances6(2016)125119.
• Demonstrationof4H-SiCDigitalIntegratedCircuitsAbove800°C,Neudeck,etal.,IEEEElectronDeviceLett.38(2016)1082-1085.
NASASiC JFETICoperationatT>900° C
NASASiC JFETICoperateddirectlyimmersedinVenussurfaceconditions(nopackage)for3weeks(didnotfail)
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• Normally-on4H-SiCJFET(fabricatedatNASAGlenn)• ResistorsmadewithsameepiaschannelàmatchedTdependence• NegativethresholdvoltageVT à negativesignalvoltages(0to-10V)• 0V=Binary1(high) -10V=Binary0(low)
1M. J. Krasowski, US Patent 7,688,117 (2010).2P. G. Neudeck, D. J. Spry, and L. Chen, Proc. IMAPS High Temperature Electronics Conf., 2016, pp. 263-271.
N-channelJFETdesign1,2 “Version10.1”NOTLogicGateSchematic
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JFETICWafer10.1vspastwork1-2• Aluminum FieldStopImplanttoimpedeparasiticfieldMOSFETs.• Heavily-implantedSiC contactregionswereformedusingphosphorusimplantprofilewithslightlylowerenergy&dose.
• Contactwasmadeusing50nmsputteredtitanium layer.
1D. J. Spry, et al., Mat. Sci. Forum 828 (2016) 908-912: “IC Wafer/Version 8.1”2D. J. Spry, et al., IEEE Electron Device Lett. 37 (2016) 625-628: “IC Wafer/Version 9.2”
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High-Tpackaging1,2 (32pins)
1L. Chen, et al., Proc. IMAPS High Temperature Electronics Conference, 2016, pp. 66-72.2P. G. Neudeck, et al., IEEE Electron Device Lett. 38 (2016) 1082-1085.
• Packagedurabilityandleakagecharacterized.
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4X4RandomAccessMemory(RAM)DemonstrationChip
AddressDecoder
Bit
4X4RAMCellArray
Bitline Read/WriteDriveCircuitrywithSenseAmplifiers
OutputBuffers
• 3mmx3mm4H-SiCJFETchipshownpriortopackaging.
• 195JFETs.• 6-TransistorstaticRAMcellapproach.
• Includesaddressdecoders,read/writebitline drivewithsenseamplifiers,outputbuffers.
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÷2/÷4ClockDemonstrationChip
21-StageRingOscillatorClock+OutputBuffers
ActiveDFlip-Flops ÷2or÷4
SelectLogic
InactiveDFlip-Flop
HighFrequencyRingOsc.
• 3mmx3mm4H-SiCJFETchippriortopackaging.
• 175JFETs• 21-Stageringoscillatorprovidesbasefrequencyclocksignal
• SELECTdataline:• High(0V)à ÷4output• Low(-10V)à ÷2output
• IncludestwoD-typeflipflopsgovernedbyselectlogic
• 3rdflipflopisinactiveduetolayouterror.
• Optionalmodulationofhigh-fringoscillatorsignal
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Wafer10.1ICFunctionalYieldat25°C
• Probe-testmeasurementsat25°Cpriortowaferdicingandcircuitpackaging.
• JFETthresholdvoltageVT ondependsondistancefromthecenterofthewaferr,duetoas-purchasedwaferepilayervariation(seeRef.1).
• TableI isforr <25mm(on38mmradiuswafer),thewaferregion where VT fallswithin circuit designspecifications of|VT|<10V.
1P. G. Neudeck, D. J. Spry, and L. Chen, Proc. IMAPS High TemperatureElectronics Conf., 2016, pp. 263-271.
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Wafer10.1500°CPackagedICTests
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• Measured 16-bit RAM waveforms showing read and writefunctionality of all bits at 5040 hours of a 500 °C oven test.
4X4RAM#2
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• Measured waveforms showing operation of ÷2/÷4clock IC at 5200 hours of 500 °C oven testing.
÷2/÷4ClockChip#2
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• Timeevolutionof÷2/÷4clockICoutputvoltagesandfrequencyfor5packagedchipssubjectedtoprolonged500°Coventesting.
• Afterinitialburn-in,outputcharacteristicschange<10%• 3of5chipsremainfunctioningunder500°Ctest.
÷2/÷4ClockChipsvsTimeat500° C
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VenusEnvironmentDurabilityFIBFESEM
(a) Crack typical of prolonged T ≥ 500 °C testing in air (727 °C for this sample)• In Earth environment, the crack allows the top surface of the TaSi2 film to oxidize whichexacerbates failure.
(b) Crack in IC sample tested in Venus surface condition.• In Venus environment, the crack reaches the top of the TaSi2 but does not propagatethrough the TaSi2 and there is no observable evidence of TaSi2 film oxidation.
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OthersamplesexposedtoVenus• PlatinumformsPlatinumSulfide.
• 200nmthickfilmscompletelyconverted.
• Manymorphologiesfounddependentonsurroundingmaterials.
• Transitionmetalsreacttoformsulfides.• TraceamountsofHCl at0.5ppmandHFat2.5ppbthatwerefoundasreactedproductsinsomesamples.
• Temperatureand/orpressurewithoutincludingthecompletechemistryisnotasufficientmeansofscreeningelectronicsforlong-termoperationintheVenusiansurfaceenvironment.
• SiC,SiO2,Al2O3 remainstable.
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Summary• Thecomplexityof4H-SiCJFETIC’sprovendurablefor1000’sofhoursat500°Chasbeensubstantiallyincreasedfrom24transistorsto175+transistors.
• Testinginhigh-fidelityreproductionoftheVenussurfaceenvironmentisnecessarytocontinueelectronicsdevelopmentandqualificationtestingbuildingtowardslong-termVenussurfacemissions.
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AcknowledgementsFundedbyNASATransformative
AeronauticsConceptsProgramHX5Sierra• KelleyMoses• JoseGonzalez• MichelleMrdenovich• ArianaMillerNASAGlennResearchCenter• GaryHunter• RobertButtler• RogerMeredithCaseWesternReserveUniversity• AmirAvishai
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STARC-ABL: Single-aisle Turboelectric AiRCraft with Aft Boundary Layer propulsion
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TypicalCrackPropagationinEarthAir
• This sample was at 727 °C sample and a old (Version 9.2) design.Same kind of behavior when seen on some 500 °C samples.
• Cracks related to dicing, handling, design rules, and bonding.• Various degrees of oxidation and peeling seen.• Oxidation of TaSi2 surface can be many 10s of microns wide.
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CrackatVenusSurfaceConditions
• Only one crack seen on entire sample exposed to Venus.• Found via optical microscope and then examined onSEM. Hard to find with FESEM.
• Very small (~ 75 nm) when viewed from the top.
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AIAA-2013-0586, 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Grapevine TX, Jan. 7-10 2013
G. Landis, "Robotic Exploration of the Surface and Atmosphere of Venus," Acta Astronautica, Vol. 59, 7, 517-580 (October 2006). Paper IAC-04-Q.2.A.08