Designation:F773M−10StandardPracticeforMeasuringDoseRateResponseofLinearIntegratedCircuits(Metric)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF773M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversthemeasurementoftheresponseoflinearintegratedcircuits,undergivenoperatingconditions,topulsedionizingradiation.Theresponsemaybeeithertransientormorelasting,suchaslatchup.TheradiationsourceiseitheraflashX-raymachine(FXR)oranelectronlinearaccelerator(LINAC).1.2Theprecisionofthemeasurementdependsonthehomogeneityoftheradiationfieldandontheprecisionoftheradiationdosimetryandtherecordinginstrumentation.1.3Thetestmaybeconsideredtobedestructiveeitherforfurthertestsorforotherpurposesifthetotalradiationionizingdoseexceedssomepredeterminedlevelorifthepartshouldlatchup.Becausethisleveldependsbothonthekindofintegratedcircuitandontheapplication,aspecificvaluemustbeagreeduponbythepartiestothetest.(See6.10.)1.4Setup,calibration,andtestcircuitevaluationproceduresareincludedinthispractice.1.5Proceduresforlotqualificationandsamplingarenotincludedinthispractice.1.6Becauseresponsevarieswithdifferentdevicetypes,thedoseraterangeforanyspecifictestisnotgiveninthispracticebutmustbeagreeduponbythepartiestothetest.1.7ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.8Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E666PracticeforCalculatingAbsorbedDoseFromGammaorXRadiationE668PracticeforApplicationofThermoluminescence-Dosimetry(TLD)SystemsforDeterminingAbsorbedDoseinRadiation-HardnessTes...
