DocumentCode
1215752
Title
SPICE analysis of the SEU sensitivity of a fully depleted SOI CMOS SRAM cell
Author
Alles, Michael L.
Author_Institution
Ibis Technol. Corp., Danvers, MA, USA
Volume
41
Issue
6
fYear
1994
Firstpage
2093
Lastpage
2097
Abstract
SPICE analysis of SEU sensitivity of a 6-T SRAM cell using commercially-representative fully depleted SOI CMOS technology parameters indicates that reduction of the minority carrier lifetime (parasitic bipolar gain) and use of thinner silicon can significantly reduce SEU sensitivity.<>
Keywords
CMOS memory circuits; SPICE; SRAM chips; carrier lifetime; circuit analysis computing; errors; integrated circuit modelling; minority carriers; radiation effects; radiation hardening (electronics); silicon-on-insulator; 6-T SRAM cell; CMOS SRAM cell; SEU sensitivity; SPICE analysis; Si; fully depleted SOI CMOS technology; minority carrier lifetime; parasitic bipolar gain; static RAM; CMOS technology; Charge carrier lifetime; Circuit simulation; Doping; MOSFETs; Random access memory; SPICE; Silicon on insulator technology; Single event upset; Space technology;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/23.340547
Filename
340547
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