• DocumentCode
    879838
  • Title

    Comparison of NMOS and PMOS transistor sensitivity to SEU in SRAMs by device simulation

  • Author

    Castellani-Coulié, K. ; Sagnes, B. ; Saigné, F. ; Palau, J.-M. ; Calvet, M.-C. ; Dodd, P.E. ; Sexton, F.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Montpellier, France
  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    2239
  • Lastpage
    2244
  • Abstract
    The off-NMOS and off-PMOS transistor single-event upset (SEU) sensitivities are studied in a 0.6-μm SRAM. In some cases, the off-PMOS sensitivity is shown to be similar to the off-NMOS one. This could affect SEU rate calculations.
  • Keywords
    MOS integrated circuits; MOSFET; SRAM chips; radiation hardening (electronics); 0.6 mm; NMOS transistor sensitivity; PMOS transistor sensitivity; SEU; SRAMs; device simulation; CMOS technology; MOS devices; MOSFETs; Neutrons; Particle tracking; Performance evaluation; Protons; Random access memory; Single event upset; Systems engineering and theory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.2003.821583
  • Filename
    1263866