Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated circuit cumulative dose radiation sensor
- Patent Title (中): 集成电路累积剂量辐射传感器
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Application No.: US13529556Application Date: 2012-06-21
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Publication No.: US08575560B1Publication Date: 2013-11-05
- Inventor: Paul S. Fechner
- Applicant: Paul S. Fechner
- Applicant Address: US NJ Morristown
- Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Morristown
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Main IPC: G01T1/24
- IPC: G01T1/24

Abstract:
This disclosure is directed to devices, integrated circuits, and methods for sensing cumulative radiation doses. In one example, a device includes a cell configured to be set to an initial resistance and to vary in resistance cumulatively in response to incident radiation. The device also includes an output terminal connected to the cell and configured to vary in voltage in response to the resistance of the cell. The device also includes a comparator configured to deliver an output signal in response to the voltage of the output terminal reaching a threshold voltage. The device also includes a cell charging circuit configured to reset the cell to the initial resistance in response to the output signal from the comparator. The device also includes a counter configured to count a number of times the comparator delivers the output signal.
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