• DocumentCode
    1441490
  • Title

    Angular dependence of DRAM upset susceptibility and implications for testing and analysis

  • Author

    Guertin, Steven M. ; Edmonds, Larry D. ; Swift, Gary M.

  • Author_Institution
    Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Volume
    47
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    12/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2380
  • Lastpage
    2385
  • Abstract
    Heavy ion irradiations of two types of commercial DRAM´s reveal unexpected angular responses. One device´s cross section varied by two orders of magnitude with azimuthal angle. Accurate prediction of space rates requires accommodating this effect
  • Keywords
    DRAM chips; integrated circuit testing; ion beam effects; space vehicle electronics; DRAM; angular dependence; cross-section; heavy ion irradiation; space vehicle electronics; testing; upset susceptibility; Azimuth; Azimuthal angle; Helium; Life estimation; Particle beams; Propulsion; Random access memory; Space missions; Space technology; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.903780
  • Filename
    903780