• DocumentCode
    3363948
  • Title

    High Energy Neutron Multiple-Bit Upset

  • Author

    Tipton, Alan D. ; Pellish, Jonathan A. ; Fleming, Patrick R. ; Schrimpf, Ronald D. ; Reed, Robert A. ; Weller, Robert A. ; Mendenhall, Marcus H. ; Massengill, Lloyd W.

  • Author_Institution
    Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    May 30 2007-June 1 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Neutron-induced multiple-bit upsets (MBU) in a 90 nm CMOS SRAM are examined using Monte-Carlo simulations. While the single-bit upset (SBU) cross section is nearly independent of angle, the probability of MBU increases for neutrons incident at grazing angles.
  • Keywords
    CMOS memory circuits; Monte Carlo methods; SRAM chips; neutron effects; probability; CMOS SRAM; MBU; Monte-Carlo simulation; SBU; neutron-induced multiple-bit upsets; probability; single-bit upset; size 90 nm; CMOS technology; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Monte Carlo methods; NASA; Neutrons; Radiation effects; Random access memory; Space technology; Voltage; multiple-bit upset; neutron; radiation effects; soft error;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Integrated Circuit Design and Technology, 2007. ICICDT '07. IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Austin, TX
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0757-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-0757-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICICDT.2007.4299575
  • Filename
    4299575