ABSTRACT

This chapter will briefly examine a variety of semiconductor microelectronics technologies and comment on their suitability to support various extreme environment applications. The environments to be considered include

Extreme temperature, for example, >125°C and <-55°C

Extreme radiation environments, for example, >1 × 1012 neutrons/cm2 (1 MeV equivalent) and >1 × 106 rad(SiO2)

For applications such as nuclear power plant, waste radiation monitoring, and planetary/solar probes—for example, Jupiter, Uranus, etc.

Extreme voltage and/or current applications, for example,power generation, conditioning and distribution, etc.

All combinations of the above