A Simple Method for Assessing Power Devices Sensitivity to SEEs in Atmospheric Environment

Sensitive volume and critical energy are important fitting parameters for predicting the triggering of destructive events in power components. Based on both nuclear cross section and experimental data, we propose a method for estimating the sensitivity to the whole atmospheric spectrum of different IGBT technologies thanks to critical parameters extraction.

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