On the efficacy of using proton beams for estimating neutron-induced soft error rates

This work investigates the feasibility of using high energy proton beams in lieu of, or to complement, broad energy spectrum neutron beams for accelerated testing of the cosmic component of terrestrial soft error rates (SER). Logic and memory devices manufactured in three recent technologies were te...

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Main Authors: Jahinuzzaman, Shah, Seifert, Norbert, Sekwao, Samwel, Neale, Adam
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
accelerated testing
heavy ions
Ions
Latches
linear energy transfer
Neutrons
Particle beams
planar
Protons
Random access memory
Silicon
single event upset
Tri-Gate CMOS
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Summary:This work investigates the feasibility of using high energy proton beams in lieu of, or to complement, broad energy spectrum neutron beams for accelerated testing of the cosmic component of terrestrial soft error rates (SER). Logic and memory devices manufactured in three recent technologies were tested at various proton facilities and their single event upset cross sections compared to soft error rates measured at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE). Linear energy transfer and soft error simulations were conducted to understand the limits of using proton beam facilities. Both simulation results and experimental data demonstrate that a good correlation between proton cross-section and LANSCE neutron SER can be established for tested devices and technologies.
ISSN:1938-1891
DOI:10.1109/IRPS.2017.7936407