• DocumentCode
    2817603
  • Title

    Topology-related upset mechanisms in design hardened storage cells

  • Author

    Calin, T. ; Velazco, R. ; Nicolaidis, M. ; Moss, S. ; LaLumondiere, S.D. ; Tran, V.T. ; Koga, R. ; Clark, K.

  • Author_Institution
    TIMA Lab., Grenoble, France
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    15-19 Sep 1997
  • Firstpage
    484
  • Lastpage
    488
  • Abstract
    The SEU hardness of a new CMOS storage cell based on latch redundancy has been analyzed using a laser beam simulation. We detected and investigated topology-dependent upset mechanisms due to charge collection at two sensitive nodes using a laser excitation between the nodes. Compact upset-immune device topologies are proposed, using spacing and isolation techniques for simultaneously sensitive node pairs, to achieve high immunity levels required in critical applications
  • Keywords
    CMOS memory circuits; integrated circuit design; laser beam effects; network topology; radiation hardening (electronics); redundancy; CMOS storage cell; SEU hardness; charge collection; design; device topology; isolation; laser beam simulation; latch redundancy; single event upset; spacing; CMOS technology; Circuit testing; Integrated circuit interconnections; Laser excitation; Latches; Logic design; Logic devices; Prototypes; Quantum cascade lasers; Single event upset;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems, 1997. RADECS 97. Fourth European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cannes
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4071-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RADECS.1997.698979
  • Filename
    698979