• DocumentCode
    911531
  • Title

    Alpha particle induced soft errors in NMOS RAMS: a review

  • Author

    Carter, P.M. ; Wilkins, B.R.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Southampton, Department of Electronics and Computer Science, Southampton, UK
  • Volume
    134
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    2/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    32
  • Lastpage
    44
  • Abstract
    The paper aims to explain the alpha particle induced soft error phenomenon using the NMOS dynamic random access memory (RAM) as a model. It discusses some of the many techniques experimented with by manufacturers to overcome the problem, and gives a review of the literature covering most aspects of soft errors in dynamic RAMs. Finally, the soft error performance of current dynamic RAM and static RAM products from several manufacturers are compared.
  • Keywords
    alpha-particle effects; errors; field effect integrated circuits; integrated memory circuits; random-access storage; reviews; DRAM; NMOS RAMs; alpha particle induced soft error; dynamic random access memory; review;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Solid-State and Electron Devices, IEE Proceedings I
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0143-7100
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ip-i-1.1987.0005
  • Filename
    4644286