• DocumentCode
    1692215
  • Title

    A Bulk Built-in Current Sensor for SET detection with dynamic memory cell

  • Author

    Simionovski, Alexandre ; Wirth, Gilson Inacio

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. de Eng. Eletr., Univ. Fed. do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This paper introduces a Bulk Built-in Current Sensor (Bulk-BICS) circuit for detecting the transient current induced by a radioactive particle striking a CMOS integrated circuit. Previous solutions are discussed and some issues are presented. A new topology for the memory cell is introduced, along with the simulation results of extracted circuits already laid out in a 130 nm technology.
  • Keywords
    CMOS memory circuits; electric sensing devices; CMOS integrated circuit; SET detection; bulk built-in current sensor; bulk-BICS circuit; dynamic memory cell; radioactive particle striking; size 130 nm; Capacitance; Latches; Logic gates; MOS devices; Monitoring; Sensitivity; Transistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems (LASCAS), 2012 IEEE Third Latin American Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Playa del Carmen
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1207-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LASCAS.2012.6180338
  • Filename
    6180338