Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
New Insights Gained on Mechanisms of Low-Energy Proton-Induced SEUs by Minimizing Energy Straggle. |
| Authors: |
Dodds, N. A.1, Dodd, P. E.1, Shaneyfelt, M. R.1, Sexton, F. W.1, Martinez, M. J.1, Black, J. D.1, Marshall, P. W.2, Reed, R. A.3, McCurdy, M. W.3, Weller, R. A.3, Pellish, J. A.4, Rodbell, K. P.5, Gordon, M. S.5 |
| Source: |
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. Dec2015 Part 1, Vol. 62 Issue 6a, p2822-2829. 8p. |
| Subjects: |
Protons, Single event effects, Energy dissipation, Integrated circuits, Ionization (Atomic physics) |
| Abstract: |
We present low-energy proton single-event upset (SEU) data on a 65 nm SOI SRAM whose substrate has been completely removed. Since the protons only had to penetrate a very thin buried oxide layer, these measurements were affected by far less energy loss, energy straggle, flux attrition, and angular scattering than previous datasets. The minimization of these common sources of experimental interference allows more direct interpretation of the data and deeper insight into SEU mechanisms. The results show a strong angular dependence, demonstrate that energy straggle, flux attrition, and angular scattering affect the measured SEU cross sections, and prove that proton direct ionization is the dominant mechanism for low-energy proton-induced SEUs in these circuits. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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| Database: |
Engineering Source |
