A New Technique for SET Pulse Width Measurement in Chains of Inverters Using Pulsed Laser Irradiation

A new technique is developed to measure precisely and accurately the width of propagating voltage transients induced by irradiation of inverter chains. The technique is based on measurement of the supply current in a detection inverter, and permits a direct determination of the transient width with a 50 GHz bandwidth.

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