SEU critical charge and sensitive area in a submicron CMOS technology

C. Detcheverry, C. Dachs, E. Lorfèvre, C. Sudre, G. Bruguier, J.M. Palau, J. Gasiot, R. Ecoffet

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science · 1997 · 80 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

This work presents SEU phenomena in advanced SRAM memory cells. Using mixed-mode simulation, the effects of scaling on the notions of sensitive area and critical charge is shown. Specifically, we quantify the influence of parasitic bipolar action in cells fabricated in a submicron technology.

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