Title :
Flight Experience of the Xilinx Virtex-4
Author :
Quinn, Heather ; Graham, P. ; Morgan, Kelsey ; Baker, Zachary ; Caffrey, Michael ; Smith, D. ; Wirthlin, Michael ; Bell, R.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., Los Alamos, NM, USA
Abstract :
This paper provides information regarding the use of the Xilinx Virtex-4 field-programmable gate array (FPGA) in a spacecraft deployed to low-earth orbit. The results are compared to pre-deployment accelerated single-event effects (SEEs) and fault-injection testing.
Keywords :
fault tolerance; field programmable gate arrays; space vehicle electronics; SEE; Xilinx Virtex-4 FPGA; fault tolerance; fault-injection testing; field-programmable gate array; flight experience; low-earth orbit; predeployment accelerated single-event effects; spacecraft; Circuit faults; Field programmable gate arrays; Laboratories; Life estimation; Orbits; Protons; Emulation; fault tolerance; field programmable gate arrays;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2013.2246581
