• DocumentCode
    3128979
  • Title

    Neutron-induced soft errors, latchup, and comparison of SER test methods for SRAM technologies

  • Author

    Dodd, P.E. ; Shaneyfelt, M.R. ; Schwank, J.R. ; Hash, G.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    8-11 Dec. 2002
  • Firstpage
    333
  • Lastpage
    336
  • Abstract
    In this work we compare neutron-induced soft error rates (SER) and latchup in SRAMs from a variety of manufacturers. SER is found to vary widely between different vendors and technology generations, and some SRAMs show extreme sensitivity to neutron-induced latchup. Continuous spectrum neutron and monoenergetic proton accelerated soft error rate test methods are compared.
  • Keywords
    SRAM chips; integrated circuit testing; neutron effects; SRAM technology; latchup; neutron irradiation; soft error rate; test method; CMOS technology; Capacitance; Error analysis; Integrated circuit technology; Life estimation; Neutrons; Protons; Random access memory; Testing; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electron Devices Meeting, 2002. IEDM '02. International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7462-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEDM.2002.1175846
  • Filename
    1175846