• DocumentCode
    1309870
  • Title

    SEU critical charge and sensitive area in a submicron CMOS technology

  • Author

    Detcheverry, C. ; Dachs, C. ; Lorfevre, E. ; Sudre, C. ; Bruguier, G. ; Palau, J.M. ; Gasiot, J. ; Ecoffet, R.

  • Author_Institution
    CEM2, Univ. des Sci. et Tech. du Languedoc, Montpellier, France
  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    12/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2266
  • Lastpage
    2273
  • Abstract
    This work presents SEU phenomena in advanced SRAM memory cells. Using mixed-mode simulation, the effects of scaling on the notions of sensitive area and critical charge is shown. Specifically, we quantify the influence of parasitic bipolar action in cells fabricated in a submicron technology
  • Keywords
    CMOS memory circuits; SRAM chips; VLSI; cellular arrays; circuit analysis computing; integrated circuit reliability; integrated circuit testing; SEU critical charge; SEU sensitive area; SRAM memory cells; critical charge; mixed-mode simulation; parasitic bipolar action; sensitive area; submicron CMOS technology; CMOS technology; Circuit simulation; Inverters; Random access memory; SPICE; Semiconductor process modeling; Single event upset; Space technology; Switches; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.659045
  • Filename
    659045