Extreme-Temperature and Harsh-Environment Electronics: Physics, technology and applications (IOP Expanding Physics) - Hardcover

Khanna, Vinod Kumar

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750311568 ISBN 13: 9780750311564

Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

Electronic devices and circuits are employed by a range of industries in testing conditions from extremes of high- or low-temperature, in chemically corrosive environments, subject to shock and vibration or exposure to radiation. There are numerous challenges for the engineer to develop electronic components and devices that can operate in such difficult environmental conditions or in situations where long-term reliability is critical where a failure would lead to safety risks and substantial costs. Examples of such applications include aerospace and automotive engineering, chemical plants, oil-well drilling and implanted medical devices.

This book describes the diverse measures necessary to make electronics capable of coping with such situations as well as to gainfully exploit any new phenomena that take place only under these conditions. These precautionary measures begin right at the outset during the conception stage of an electronic circuit in reference to the conditions under which it is planned to function, and must be addressed at all stages commencing from device or circuit design to its fabrication and encapsulation, including proper choice of constructional materials. Superconducting electronics, which can function only at very low temperatures, is included. The book treats the subject in its entirety maintaining full rigour and lucidity of approach, covering both theoretical and experimental aspects in a comprehensive manner. Research endeavours of scientists have led to interesting technological breakthroughs in this swiftly progressing field, and the book provides up-to-date coverage of the topic for industrial and academic researchers.

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About the Author

Vinod Kumar Khanna is a former Emeritus Scientist at CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani, India, and Emeritus Professor at the Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research, India. He is a retired Chief Scientist and Head of the MEMS & Microsensors Group, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani.

Edition details

• Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750311568
• ISBN 13: 9780750311564
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 488