Scaling trends of digital single-event effects: A survey of SEU and SET parameters and comparison with transistor performance

D Kobayashi - IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The history of integrated circuit (IC) development is another record of human challenges
involving space. Efforts have been made to protect ICs from sudden malfunctions due to …

Monte Carlo simulation of single event effects

RA Weller, MH Mendenhall, RA Reed… - … on Nuclear Science, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we describe a Monte Carlo approach for estimating the frequency and
character of single event effects based on a combination of physical modeling of discrete …

Impact of low-energy proton induced upsets on test methods and rate predictions

BD Sierawski, JA Pellish, RA Reed… - … on Nuclear Science, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Direct ionization from low energy protons is shown to cause upsets in a 65-nm bulk CMOS
SRAM, consistent with results reported for other deep submicron technologies. The …

Improving integrated circuit performance through the application of hardness-by-design methodology

RC Lacoe - IEEE transactions on Nuclear Science, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Increased space system performance is enabled by access to high-performance, low-power
radiation-hardened microelectronic components. While high performance can be achieved …

The contribution of nuclear reactions to heavy ion single event upset cross-section measurements in a high-density SEU hardened SRAM

KM Warren, RA Weller, MH Mendenhall… - IEEE transactions on …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Heavy ion irradiation was simulated using a Geant4 based Monte-Carlo transport code.
Electronic and nuclear physics were used to generate statistical profiles of charge …

Reliability and radiation effects in IC technologies

RD Schrimpf, KM Warren, RA Weller… - 2008 IEEE …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The reliability of advanced integrated circuit (IC) technologies may be dominated by the
interaction of environmental radiation with the devices in the ICs. In particular, single event …

Physical processes and applications of the Monte Carlo radiative energy deposition (MRED) code

RA Reed, RA Weller, MH Mendenhall… - … on Nuclear Science, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
MRED is a Python-language scriptable computer application that simulates radiation
transport. It is the computational engine for the on-line tool CRÈME-MC. MRED is based on …

Impact of ion energy and species on single event effects analysis

RA Reed, RA Weller, MH Mendenhall… - … on Nuclear Science, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Experimental evidence and Monte-Carlo simulations for several technologies show that
accurate SEE response predictions depend on a detailed description of the variability of …

Multiple-bit upset in 130 nm CMOS technology

AD Tipton, JA Pellish, RA Reed… - … on Nuclear Science, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The probability of proton-induced multiple-bit upset (MBU) has increased in highly-scaled
technologies because device dimensions are small relative to particle event track size. Both …

Anthology of the development of radiation transport tools as applied to single event effects

RA Reed, RA Weller, A Akkerman… - … on Nuclear Science, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This anthology contains contributions from eleven different groups, each develo** and/or
applying Monte Carlo-based radiation transport tools to simulate a variety of effects that …