Tantalum Nitride Resistor Aging Equation

Definitions

T Operating temperature of resistor °C
t Time resistor is at temperature T hours
Ro Initial resistor value Ohms
ΔR Increase in resistance after resistor
at temperature, T, for time, t.
Ohms

T(°K) = T(°C) + 273.15

 

Aging Equation

ΔR/Ro = A tn exp[–To/T(°K)] % where:
A = 1.51 × 1012
n = 0.610
To = 15,087 °K

 

Thermal Performance

The Thermal Performance page discusses the calculation of a resistor’s operating temperature. Figure 3 shows Tmax for square resistors operating with 2,000 W/in2 (310 W/cm2) and 85°C heatsink temperature.

 

Example

The 5 mil (0.127 mm) square resistor in Figure 3 has P = 50 mW and Tmax = 92.2 °C.

Assume MTTF = 1 × 108 hours. How much will the value of the resistor increase in 108 hours of operation with 50 mW of dissipation?

From the Aging Equation: ΔR/Ro = 0.13%, is this increase in resistance acceptable? A sensitivity analysis of the circuit’s operation must be done to answer that question.

Reference

Brady, et.al., Thermal Oxidation and Resistivity of Tantalum Nitride Films, Thin Solid Films 66 (1980), pp. 287–302.

  Figure 3

Figure 3

 

Resistor Stabilization
Temperature Coefficient of Resistance (TCR)

TCR = (R2 – R1) × 106ppm/°C
R1(T2 – T1)
Where:
R2 = final resistance (Ω)
R1 = initial resistance (Ω)
T2 = final temperature (°C)
T1 = initial temperature (°C)

Example: 50 Ohm resistor at 25°C which drifts to 49.5 Q at 125°C has a TCR of:

 

TCR = (49.5 – 50) × 106 = –100ppm/°C
50(125 – 25)

 

The TCR of Tantalum-Nitride is typically measured within a range from –25 to –150 ppm/°C.

 

Reference

MIL-PRF-38534H Appendix C.3.7.5.3.1 b

 

Power Dissipation

Resistor film temperature is the critical parameter in determining the failure point of a resistor. This operating temperature is affected by resistor geometry, total circuit power dissipation, proximity to other dissipative elements, type of substrate material and the heatsinking used. A complete thermal analysis is required to precisely determine the resistor temperature Tmax.  The maximum allowable power dissipation for the circuit’s critical resistor depends on the system’s design lifetime (MTTF), the maximum acceptable increase in resistance over the system’s lifetime and other factors that might affect the critical resistor’s operating temperature such as duty cycle and average heatsink temperature. Typical CW applications indicate a resistor temperature in the 100°C to 125°C range.

Note that for every 10°C rise in resistor temperature over 100°C, resistor stability degrades by a factor of 2.8 in oxygen and does not apply to resistors in sealed nitrogen environments. Specifically, a resistor value which drifts by 0.5% at 100°C will drift as much as 1.4% if operated at 110°C. An important point to be made, however, is that this value applies in an air environment because of continued oxide growth into the resistor film.

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