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Transient radiation upset simulations of CMOS memory circuits

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OSTI ID:6666016

A computer simulation technique has identified and modeled a dominant mechanism for transient ionizing radiation induced logic upset in certain CMOS integrated circuits. This mechanism, termed rail span collapse here, has accounted for the discrepancy between simulated upsets of these circuits using only local radiation induced photocurrents and the experimentally observed upset dose-rate levels.

Research Organization:
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh (USA). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
6666016
Report Number(s):
SAND-84-1555C; CONF-840712-7; ON: DE84014985
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English