Novel quadruple-node-upset-tolerant latch designs with optimized overhead for reliable computing in harsh radiation environments

A Yan, Z Xu, X Feng, J Cui, Z Chen, T Ni… - IEEE transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the rapid advancement of CMOS technologies, nano-scale CMOS latches have
become increasingly sensitive to multiple-node upset (MNU) errors caused by radiations …

Scaling trends and bias dependence of the soft error rate of 16 nm and 7 nm FinFET SRAMs

B Narasimham, S Gupta, D Reed… - 2018 IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
SRAM SER measurements across technology nodes indicate that while scaling from planar
to the first FinFET process provided a large reduction in per-bit SER, the subsequent scaling …

Scaling trends in the soft error rate of SRAMs from planar to 5-nm FinFET

B Narasimham, V Chaudhary, M Smith… - 2021 IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
SRAM SER measurements across technology nodes indicate that while scaling from planar
processes down to the 7-nm FinFET process provided a reduction in the per-bit SER at …

TCAD simulation of single-event-transient effects in L-shaped channel tunneling field-effect transistors

Q Wang, H Liu, S Wang, S Chen - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tunnel field-effect transistors (TFETs) have promising structures for future ultrascaled
devices thanks to their capability in reducing swing threshold and short channel effects. In …

On the efficacy of ECC and the benefits of FinFET transistor layout for GPU reliability

C Lunardi, F Previlon, D Kaeli… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Using error-correcting codes (ECCs) is considered one of the most effective ways to mask
the effects of radiation-induced faults in memory and computing devices. Unfortunately, with …

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 …

Modeling the dependence of single-event transients on strike location for circuit-level simulation

L Ding, W Chen, T Wang, R Chen, Y Luo… - … on Nuclear Science, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The dependence of single-event transients on strike location is studied and integrated into
the bias-dependent single-event model for circuit simulation. Two nondimensional …

Scaling trends and the effect of process variations on the soft error rate of advanced FinFET SRAMs

B Narasimham, H Luk, C Paone… - 2023 IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Scaling trends in the alpha-particle and neutron induced SRAM SER shows an increase in
the per-bit SER and percent multi-cell upsets at the 5-nm FinFET process compared to the 7 …

Soft error characterization of D-FFs at the 5-nm bulk FinFET technology for the terrestrial environment

Y Xiong, A Feeley, NJ Pieper, DR Ball… - 2022 IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft error rates (SER) are characterized for the 5-nm bulk FinFET D flip-flops for alpha
particles, thermal neutrons, and high-energy neutrons as a function of supply voltage. At …

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 …