Scaling trends of digital single-event effects: A survey of SEU and SET parameters and comparison with transistor performance

D Kobayashi - IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The history of integrated circuit (IC) development is another record of human challenges
involving space. Efforts have been made to protect ICs from sudden malfunctions due to …

A comparison of the SEU response of planar and FinFET D flip-flops at advanced technology nodes

P Nsengiyumva, DR Ball, JS Kauppila… - … on nuclear science, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Heavy-ion experimental results were used to characterize single-event upset trends in 16
nm bulk FinFET, 20 nm bulk planar, and 28 nm bulk planar D flip-flops. Experimental data …

Multi-cell soft errors at advanced technology nodes

BL Bhuva, N Tam, LW Massengill, D Ball… - … on Nuclear Science, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For advanced technology nodes, the close proximity of semiconductor regions results in
multiple regions collecting charge after an ion strike. This is especially true for static random …

Study of multicell upsets in SRAM at a 5-nm bulk FinFET node

NJ Pieper, Y Xiong, A Feeley… - … on Nuclear Science, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Single-port (SP) and two-port (TP) static random access memory (SRAM) designs in a 5-nm
bulk FinFET node were tested for multicell upset (MCU) vulnerability against alpha particles …

Characterization of single-event upsets induced by high-LET heavy ions in 16-nm bulk FinFET SRAMs

C Yaqing, H Pengcheng, S Qian, L Bin… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For advanced technology nodes, the static random access memories (SRAMs) are highly
vulnerable to the single-event upsets (SEUs), especially the multiple cell upsets (MCUs), by …

Single-event upsets in a 7-nm bulk FinFET technology with analysis of threshold voltage dependence

JV D'Amico, DR Ball, J Cao, L Xu… - … on Nuclear Science, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, single-event upset (SEU) responses of D flip-flop (FF) designs with different
threshold-voltage options in a 7-nm bulk FinFET technology are examined. Experimental …

Investigation of logic circuit soft error rate (SER) in 14nm FinFET technology

T Uemura, S Lee, J Park, S Pae… - 2016 IEEE International …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents characterization results of soft error rate (SER) on logic circuits
manufactured with 14 nm High-k/metal gate bulk FinFET technology. The FinFET SER …

Angular sensitivity of neutron-induced single-event upsets in 12-nm FinFET SRAMs with comparison to 20-nm planar SRAMs

T Kato, M Hashimoto… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The angular sensitivity of neutron-induced single-event upsets (SEUs) is studied in 12-nm
FinFET SRAMs. Irradiation experiments are performed using a terrestrial environment …

Characteristic charge collection mechanism observed in FinFET SRAM cells

K Takeuchi, K Sakamoto, K Yukumatsu… - … on Nuclear Science, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article investigates the single-event effects on 16-nm bulk field-effect transistors
(FinFETS) in terms of single-bit upsets and multiple-cell upsets under heavy ion irradiation …

Threshold and Characteristic LETs in SRAM SEU Cross Section Curves

D Kobayashi, M Uematsu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Characterizing the sensitivity of a static random access memory (SRAM) to single-event
upset (SEU) is an essential task for assuring its soft-error reliability. However, this task often …