Analysis of bias effects on the total-dose response of a bipolar voltage comparator

The impact of the bias condition during irradiation on the total-dose response of a bipolar voltage comparator is investigated. Experimental results obtained with input pins biased asymmetrically during irradiation exhibit completely different total-dose response compared to irradiation with all pins grounded. Circuit analysis shows that asymmetrical biasing of the input stage creates a mismatch of the gain degradation in the transistors constituting the differential pair. Index Terms--Bipolar analog circuits, circuitry, integrated circuits (ICs), linear voltage comparator, total dose.