A 500kGy Radiation-Hardened 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Receiver for Innovative Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning

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Authors: Yasuto Narukiyo, Sena Kato, Kotaro Yanaka, Yuya Takahashi, Masaya Miyahara, Jill C. Mayeda, Atsushi Shirane
DOI: 10.1109/isscc49663.2026.11408968
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Abstract

This work presents a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi receiver in 65 nm CMOS, designed with radiationhardened techniques to sustain operation under total ionizing dose to 500 kGy. Such tolerance addresses the requirements of nuclear power plant decommissioning, where conventional studies have considered doses of only several Gy. Measurement results confirm that even at 500 kGy, the proposed receiver maintains acceptable performance showing the feasibility of wireless systems in extreme radiation environments.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Radiation Effects in Electronics Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Particle Detector Development and Performance

Publication details

Journal / source
Digest of technical papers/Digest of technical papers - IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference
Volume
2026
Pages
392–394
Publication date
15 February 2026
Language
EN