DocumentCode
516933
Title
The Effect of Alpha-Particle-Induced Soft Errors on Memory Systems with Error Correction
Author
Noorlag, D.J.W. ; Terman, L.M. ; Konheim, A.G.
Author_Institution
Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
fYear
1979
fDate
18-21 Sept. 1979
Firstpage
86
Lastpage
88
Abstract
Using Poisson statistics, a model for the survival probability of a memory system having both hard and soft error bit failure mechanisms is developed. Calculations are made over a range of soft error generation rates and erasure intervals for both single and double error correction.
Keywords
Alpha particles; Atomic measurements; Error analysis; Error correction; Helium; MOSFET circuits; Neutrons; Probability; Production; Radioactive decay;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Solid State Circuits Conference - ESSCIRC 79, Fifth European
Conference_Location
Southampton, UK
Print_ISBN
0-85296-208-8
Type
conf
Filename
5468947
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