Radiation effects in MOS oxides

JR Schwank, MR Shaneyfelt… - … on Nuclear Science, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Electronic devices in space environments can contain numerous types of oxides and
insulators. Ionizing radiation can induce significant charge buildup in these oxides and …

Radiation effects in a post-Moore world

DM Fleetwood - IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An overview is presented of the significant influences of Moore's Law scaling on radiation
effects on microelectronics, focusing on historical trends and future needs. A number of …

Destructive single-event effects in semiconductor devices and ICs

FW Sexton - IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Developments in the field of destructive single-event effects over the last 40 years are
reviewed. Single-event latchup, single-event burnout, single-event gate rupture, and single …

Radiation hardness assurance testing of microelectronic devices and integrated circuits: Radiation environments, physical mechanisms, and foundations for hardness …

JR Schwank, MR Shaneyfelt… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This document describes the radiation environments, physical mechanisms, and test
philosophies that underpin radiation hardness assurance test methodologies. The natural …

Radiation effects in new materials for nano-devices

RD Schrimpf, DM Fleetwood, ML Alles, RA Reed… - Microelectronic …, 2011 - Elsevier
Exposure to radiation poses significant challenges for electronic devices, including
parametric degradation, loss of data, or catastrophic failure. The challenges and solutions …

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 …

Effects of radiation and charge trap** on the reliability of high-κ gate dielectrics

JA Felix, JR Schwank, DM Fleetwood… - Microelectronics …, 2004 - Elsevier
The radiation response and long term reliability of alternative gate dielectrics will play a
critical role in determining the viability of these materials for use in future space applications …

SEE and TID characterization of an advanced commercial 2Gbit NAND flash nonvolatile memory

TR Oldham, RL Ladbury, M Friendlich… - IEEE transactions on …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
SEE and TID Characterization of an Advanced Commercial 2Gbit NAND Flash Nonvolatile
Memory Page 1 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE, VOL. 53, NO. 6, DECEMBER …

Total-dose radiation response of hafnium-silicate capacitors

JA Felix, DM Fleetwood, RD Schrimpf… - … on Nuclear Science, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hafnium-silicate capacitors with 4.5-nm equivalent oxide thickness gate insulators were
irradiated with 10-keV X-rays. The midgap and flatband voltage shifts in these devices …

Single event effect characterization of high density commercial NAND and NOR nonvolatile flash memories

F Irom, DN Nguyen - IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Heavy ion single-event measurements on a variety of high density commercial NAND and
NOR flash memories were reported. Three SEE phenomena were investigated: SEUs …