Design and Analysis of a Transformer-Based Solid-State Relay
Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) systems require relays to perform complex high-speed tests on semiconductor devices. However, existing relays all come up short in some aspect. Electromechanical reed relays have a limited lifetime and slow switching speeds, while solid-state photoMOS relays have high...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Thesis |
| Published: |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2024
|
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/157012 |
| _version_ | 1824457882012221440 |
|---|---|
| author | Mondal, Neelambar |
| author2 | Perreault, David J. |
| author_facet | Perreault, David J. Mondal, Neelambar |
| author_sort | Mondal, Neelambar |
| collection | MIT |
| description | Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) systems require relays to perform complex high-speed tests on semiconductor devices. However, existing relays all come up short in some aspect. Electromechanical reed relays have a limited lifetime and slow switching speeds, while solid-state photoMOS relays have high on-resistance and low bandwidth. This thesis presents the design, simulation, and analysis of a new solid-state relay tailored for ATE applications. We use Analog Devices’ iCoupler technology to design this relay, relying on on-chip transformers to provide reliable input-to-output isolation. In Cadence simulations, the iCoupler relay achieves 100 mOhm on-resistance, 7.5 us turn-on time, and 4.8 GHz output 3dB bandwidth. |
| first_indexed | 2025-02-19T04:17:03Z |
| format | Thesis |
| id | mit-1721.1/157012 |
| institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| last_indexed | 2025-02-19T04:17:03Z |
| publishDate | 2024 |
| publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | mit-1721.1/1570122024-09-25T04:04:39Z Design and Analysis of a Transformer-Based Solid-State Relay Mondal, Neelambar Perreault, David J. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) systems require relays to perform complex high-speed tests on semiconductor devices. However, existing relays all come up short in some aspect. Electromechanical reed relays have a limited lifetime and slow switching speeds, while solid-state photoMOS relays have high on-resistance and low bandwidth. This thesis presents the design, simulation, and analysis of a new solid-state relay tailored for ATE applications. We use Analog Devices’ iCoupler technology to design this relay, relying on on-chip transformers to provide reliable input-to-output isolation. In Cadence simulations, the iCoupler relay achieves 100 mOhm on-resistance, 7.5 us turn-on time, and 4.8 GHz output 3dB bandwidth. M.Eng. 2024-09-24T18:26:42Z 2024-09-24T18:26:42Z 2024-05 2024-07-11T14:37:25.078Z Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/157012 In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted Copyright retained by author(s) https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/ application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mondal, Neelambar Design and Analysis of a Transformer-Based Solid-State Relay |
| title | Design and Analysis of a Transformer-Based Solid-State Relay |
| title_full | Design and Analysis of a Transformer-Based Solid-State Relay |
| title_fullStr | Design and Analysis of a Transformer-Based Solid-State Relay |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and Analysis of a Transformer-Based Solid-State Relay |
| title_short | Design and Analysis of a Transformer-Based Solid-State Relay |
| title_sort | design and analysis of a transformer based solid state relay |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/157012 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT mondalneelambar designandanalysisofatransformerbasedsolidstaterelay |