• DocumentCode
    1395059
  • Title

    In-flight and ground testing of single event upset sensitivity in static RAMs

  • Author

    Johansson, Karin ; Dyreklev, Peter ; Granbom, Bo ; Calver, M.C. ; Fourtine, Stephane ; Feuillatre, Odile

  • Author_Institution
    Ericsson Saab Avionics AB, Linkoping, Sweden
  • Volume
    45
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1628
  • Lastpage
    1632
  • Abstract
    This paper presents the results from in-flight measurements of single event upsets (SEU) in static random access memories (SRAM) caused by the atmospheric radiation environment at aircraft altitudes. The memory devices were carried on commercial airlines at high altitude and mainly high latitudes. The SEUs were monitored by a Component Upset Test Equipment (CUTE), designed for this experiment. The in flight results are compared to ground based testing with neutrons from three different sources
  • Keywords
    SRAM chips; avionics; cosmic ray interactions; cosmic ray neutrons; neutron effects; CUTE; SEU; SRAM; aircraft; atmospheric radiation environment; ground testing; in-flight measurement; neutron irradiation; single event upset sensitivity; static random access memory; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft; Atmospheric measurements; Neutrons; Random access memory; Read-write memory; SRAM chips; Single event upset; Test equipment; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.685251
  • Filename
    685251