Radiation and Reliability of Electronics for Transportation, Aerospace, and Nuclear Applications

  • ECTS

    3 credits

  • Training Structure

    College of Sciences

Description

- Understand the characteristics of radiation environments in space and avionics, the relevant quantities, and the interaction between radiation and matter

- Understand and evaluate the various effects of radiation on electronic components and systems.

- Know and understand testing methods

- Understanding future industrial challenges: the reliability of electric and autonomous vehicles, press facilities, nuclear decommissioning, etc.

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  • Understand the characteristics of space and avionics radiative environments, key parameters, and the interaction between radiation and matter
  • Understand and evaluate the various effects of radiation on electronic components and systems.
  • Know and understand test methods
  • understand future industrial challenges: the reliability of electric and autonomous vehicles, NewSpace, nuclear decommissioning, …

 

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Objectives

By the end of this course, students will have developed skills in:

- the space and atmospheric radiation environments

- Large quantities,

- The interaction between radiation and matter

- Overview of the various effects on electronics:

o Unique effects

o Effects of total ionizing radiation dose

o Displacement effects

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By the end of this course, students will have developed skills in:

  • Spatial and Atmospheric Radiative Environment
  • Large quantities, 
  • Radiation-Matter Interaction
  • Overview of Various Effects on Electronics
    • Single effects 
    • Effects of Total Ionizing Dose
    • Displacement effects

 

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Mandatory Prerequisites

Candidates must have a strong academic background in the general fields of microelectronics, semiconductor physics, and/or physics.

 

 

Recommended prerequisites*:

Microelectronics, semiconductor physics, and/or physics.

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Applicants must have a strong academic background in the general fields of microelectronics, semiconductor physics, and/or physics

 

 

 

Recommended prerequisites*:

 

Microelectronics, semiconductor physics, and/or physics

 

 

 

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Additional Information

CM: 25:30

 

 

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