Monday
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM: Breakfast
Grand Ballroom 1
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM: Short Course Introduction
Prof. Matthew Marinella
Grand Ballroom 2-3
A short course, “Radiation Effects in Modern and Emerging Technologies”, will be presented at the 2025 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference. The radiation effects community is encountering changes in devices, circuits, and systems which will give both existing new opportunities for radiation hard electronics, but also create new challenges. This course has been designed to provide both the background and fundamentals combined with the recent findings needed to understand this evolving field.
The short course is organized into four sections. Each has two subsections that start with the fundamentals resulting from decades of research, follow up with the application of these principles to radiation effects in modern and emerging technologies. The first two sections cover cumulative and transient effects in CMOS, starting with fundamentals and extending into modern technologies. The third section focuses on nonvolatile memory, covering fundamentals and extending the discussion to modern and emerging memories. Finally, the course concludes with a section on a discussion of radiation effects in systems.
The short course is intended for students, researchers and engineers working in the field of radiation effects and radiation hard electronics. In addition, will be relevant to device, circuit, and system designers and managers involved in implementing these systems. It provides a unique opportunity for IEEE NSREC attendees to benefit from the expertise of excellent instructors, along with a critical review of state-of-the-art knowledge in the field. Electronic copies of detailed course notes will be provided to each participant. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available. For the interested attendees, an exam will be given at the end of the short course. The course is valued at 0.6 CEUs and is endorsed by IEEE and the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
8:10 AM - 9:40 AM: Part I - Cumulative Effects in CMOS
Grand Ballroom 2-3
The history of cumulative radiation effects on MOSFET and CMOS technologies traces back to the early days of semiconductor devices and their deployment in space and military applications. As CMOS technologies gained prominence in the 1960s and 1970s, researchers observed that ionizing radiation exposure could degrade the performance of these majority carrier devices. This discovery led to an increased focus on understanding the mechanisms of total ionizing dose (TID) radiation-induced damage, typically characterized by trapped charge accumulation in the dielectric and trap buildup at dielectric-semiconductor interface. By the 1980s, as CMOS integrated circuits became more complex, the effects of TID radiation on MOSFETs became a critical area of study, especially for space missions and other high-radiation environments. Early studies of TID effects concentrated on traditional bulk and silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technologies with an emphasis on ionization damage to the relatively thick gate oxides and even thicker buried oxides (used in SOI). As CMOS technologies scaled, the threats posed by ionizing radiation to ever thinner gates oxides began to diminish, leading to greater concentration on sidewall isolating dielectrics, particularly for bulk processes. In the first section of the short course, Prof. Hugh Barnaby of Arizona State University will present the history of TID effects in these older technologies, with a review of the fundamental concepts associated with charge generation, recombination, carrier transport, defect creation and annealing, which are still important today. The second part of the course given by Dr. Marc Gaillardin of CEA will focus on cumulative radiation effects on modern/emerging CMOS, which have made or will make their way into mainstream integrated circuits. These advanced MOSFETs include ultra-thin body SOI (UTBSOI) devices (e.g., partially and fully depleted SOI); Fin-based Field Effect Transistors (FinFETs), and Gate All Around (GAA) Transistors. Recent investigations have shown some recognizable effects but also novel response characteristics that are unique to the very complex structural features, chemistry and material systems used in these advanced process nodes. The course will also review some of the less studied but important concerns encountered in MOSFETs and beyond CMOS transistors that are exposed to cumulative radiation dose such as displacement damage and enhanced low dose rate sensitivity.
9:40 AM - 10:15 AM: Break
Grand Ballroom Foyer
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Part II – Modeling Single Event Transient Effects in CMOS
Grand Ballroom 2-3
Dr. Dennis (Scooter) Ball of Vanderbilt University, and Dr. Jeffrey Black of Sandia National Laboratories, will give a presentation on the multi-tooled approaches to modeling and simulation of single event transients in CMOS technologies. The course will cover the modeling tools being used: Technology Computer Aided Design (TCAD), radiation transport, circuit simulation, and fault injection/emulation. An example will be presented demonstrating how each of the tools are used to reproduce ground-based accelerator experimental data and then used to predict environmental rates. Further examples will be provided showing how single event modeling is done in emerging technologies like FinFETs and Gate All Around (GAA) FETs and what we have learned from modeling results.
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM: Short Course Luncheon
Grand Ballroom 1 or Germantown 1-3
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM: Part III - Radiation Effects in Nonvolatile Memories
Grand Ballroom 2-3
Flash memories are ubiquitous in all digital systems today and they are also attractive as non-volatile storage in space, because their capacity is unmatched by any rad-hard memory. In the first part of the short course, Prof. Marta Bagatin of the University of Padova will cover the effects of ionizing radiation in Flash memories. After reviewing the operation principles of these devices, total ionizing dose and single event effects will be illustrated. Possible short- and long-term phenomena following radiation exposure both in the memory cells and in the peripheral circuitry will be covered. The course will be supported by experimental data, analysis, and simulations, highlighting the impact of the technological evolution in a journey from traditional, planar devices to the most novel 3D integrated architectures. The physics of radiation effects in emerging non-volatile memories is often fundamentally distinct from effects on commercial NAND flash and other CMOS electronics. For the non-charge-based memories, this implies very high intrinsic radiation tolerance, making them attractive for applications in space and other high-radiation environments. Furthermore, as the end of Moore’s law has slowed progress in computer processors, there has been significant research momentum to repurpose these emerging memories as low-power analog computational devices. However, using a traditionally binary memory as an analog memory can greatly increase radiation sensitivity. In the second half of this short course, Dr. T. Patrick Xiao of Sandia National Laboratories will review the current understanding of the effects of ionizing radiation and displacement damage on charge-trapping memory, magnetic memory, resistive memory, phase change memory, and electrochemical memory. This course will also review the operation and design principles of analog in-memory computing systems and how the accuracy of analog computing is affected by radiation effects.
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM: Break
Grand Ballroom Foyer
2:45 PM - 4:20 PM: Part IV - Radiation Effects in Microelectronic Systems
Grand Ballroom 2-3
In the first part of this course, prepared in collaboration with Prof. Mike Wirthlin and Prof. Jeff Goeders, both of BYU will discuss radiation effects in modern, complex systems, with a focus on FPGAs, GPUs, and SoCs. These types of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) devices are increasingly being used in space and other radiation environments due to their high performance, low cost, and rich features. However, these devices are subject to various single-event effects (SEEs) and total ionizing dose (TID) effects, which can manifest as silent data corruption, system crashes and hangs, and permanent damage. The complexity of these devices makes it difficult to model and predict their radiation response, as the devices typically contain substantial internal state and complex interactions between components. Radiation testing of such systems requires substantial effort, time and expertise in developing appropriate test frameworks. This course will discuss both the radiation effects in these systems, as well as different strategies and lessons learned in how to effectively test and characterize these devices. In the second half of this course, Prof. Fernando Fernandes from INRIA, with the support of Prof. Paolo Rech from the University of Trento, will discuss the reliability challenges of adopting emerging post-Von Neumann architectures in safety-critical applications and space missions. While existing hardware architectures offer high computational performance, the memory bottleneck remains a limiting factor for energy efficiency and scalability since, in most applications, including AI, most of the power is wasted on data movement. New technologies such as processing in-memory and neuromorphic computing are emerging as alternatives to existing ones. Unfortunately, characterizing radiation effects and fault models on emerging hardware is challenging as conventional evaluation methods are not suitable for the task. The challenges include not only fault identification and correction but also designing radiation tests and qualification methodologies for emerging architectures.
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM: Short Course Wrap-up
Prof. Matthew Marinella
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM: Short Course Exam
Grand Ballroom 2-3
Only for students requesting CEU credit
Tuesday
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM: Breakfast
Grand Ballroom 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Opening Remarks / Awards Presentations
Grand Ballroom 2-3
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM: Opening Remarks
Dolores Black, Sandia National Laboratories, General Chair
8:05 AM - 9:00 AM: Awards Presentation
Kay Chesnut, Raytheon Technologies, Radiation Effects Steering Group, Executive Chair
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM: Technical Program Opening Remarks
Andrew Sternberg, Vanderbilt University
Grand Ballroom 2-3
9:05 AM - 9:10 AM: Session A - Single Event Effects: Devices and ICs - Introduction
Sapan Agarwal, Sandia National Laboratories
9:10 AM - 9:55 AM: Session A - Single Event Effects: Devices and ICs
Grand Ballroom 2-3
9:10 AM - 9:25 AM: A-1 Key Variables in the Reliability of ML Models Exposed to Neutrons, Protons, and Heavy Ions
B. Coelho1, M. Saveriano1, M. Tali2, C. Frost3, M. Donetti4, M. Pullia4, E. Verroi5, F. Tommasino1, S. Bounasser6, C. Poivey2, P. Rech1
- University of Trento, Italy
- ESA, Netherlands
- ISIS Neutron and Muon Facility, United Kingdom
- CNAO, Italy
- TIFPA, Italy
- ESA, France
We test large machine learning models on TPUs at 5 different radiation facilities to identify particle, software, and hardware-dependent reliability behaviors and reduce the variable space to qualify the reliability of neural networks.
9:25 AM - 9:40 AM: A-2 Assessing System-Level SET Response in Analog PLLs from Component-Level Response
D. Sam1, J. Teng2, B. Ringel1, P. Francis1, J. Moody1, J. Shin1, Z. Brumbach1, A. Ildefonso3, A. Khachatrian4, T. Crane5, D. Mcmorrow4, J. Cressler1
- Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
- The Aerospace Corporation, USA
- Indiana University Bloomington, USA
- US Naval Research Laboratory, USA
- Jacobs, Inc. and US Naval Research Laboratory, USA
The SETs of standalone circuits of a fully analog SiGe PLL are used to understand system-level SET responses and determine the circuit whose SET response is the most impactful to the output of the PLL.
9:40 AM - 9:55 AM: A-3 One-Fin versus Two-Fin Single Event Upset Vulnerability at the 3-nm Bulk FinFET Technology
S. Tolson1, J. Kronenberg1, N. Pieper1, Y. Xiong1, D. Ball1, B. Bhuva1
- Vanderbilt University, USA
Single-event upset cross-sections are investigated as a function of the number of fins in a transistor at the 3-nm node. Results show that one-fin D-FF designs are less vulnerable than similar two-fin D-FF designs under identical conditions
9:55 AM – 10:25 AM: Morning Break
Broadway Ballroom
10:25 AM – 10:30 AM: Session B - Hardness Assurance: Piece Parts to Systems and Testing Approaches - Introduction
Chair: Rebekah Austin (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Session B - Hardness Assurance: Piece Parts to Systems and Testing Approaches
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM: B-1 A Survey of Depth-Parameter Selection in Upset-Rate Calculations
D. Hansen1, B. Kimbrell1, T. Manich1, C. Pownell1, I. Zavatkay1
- L3 Harris, USA
This paper reviews guidelines for depth parameter selection in rate calculation and compares them to published on-orbit data. Current guidelines result in underestimates for some modern devices.
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM: B-2 Dynamic Time Warping for ASET Cluster Analysis
J. Carpenter1, D. Loveless1, A. Ildefonso1, J. Hales2, D. Mcmorrow2, T. Peyton1, S. Westfall1, J. Lazenby1
- Indiana University, USA
- NRL, USA
Dynamic time warping (DTW) is used to analyze ASETs, enabling discrimination based on radiation source, LET, and strike location. Heavy-ion and laser-QBB data show that DTW enables cross-source correlation while enhancing insight into circuit behavior.
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM: B-3 Scaling Factors for Single Event Upsets with High Error Counts
P. Oldiges1, N. Domme1, R. Zedric1
- Sandia National Laboratories, USA
We perform an analysis of multiple single events in individual bits of memory during SEU testing. Large numbers of multiple strikes can be accounted for, even with asymmetry in the logic state upset cross-section.
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM: B-4 PEARCE: Pulsed Electrons for Alternative Radiation Effects Characterization of Electronics
G. Tzintzarov1, J. Teng1, A. Kulkarni2, A. Bushmaker1, P. Musumeci2, M. Looper1, D. Daniel1, M. Voegtle1, R. Berry3, S. Milton4, G. Allen5
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- The Aerospace Corporation, USA
- UCLA, USA
- RadiaBeam, USA
- Tau Systems, USA
- NASA JPL, USA
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM: B-5 SEU cross-section predictions in 3nm FinFET using an advanced charge transport model
S. El hajji1, G. Gasiot1, T. Thery1, V. Correas1, N. Pieper2, Y. Xiong2, J. Kronenberg2, J. Autran3, B. Bhuva2, D. Pandini4, V. Malherbe1, P. Roche1
- STMicroelectronics, France
- Vanderbilt University, USA
- Univ Rennes, CNRS, IPR (Institut de Physique de Rennes) - UMR 6251, France
- STMicroelectronics, Italy
A fast 3D Poisson equation solver optimized for FinFET architectures has been integrated into the TIARA simulation platform. SEU predictions of a 3nm FinFET flip-flop exposed to heavy ions are made and compared with experiments.
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM: B-6 Implications of Ion Fragmentation for High-Energy Heavy Ion Single Event Effects Testing
R. Garcia Alia1, M. Sacristan Barbero2, D. Lucsanyi2, A. Waets1, K. Bilko1, M. Cecchetto1, M. Delrieux1, N. Emriskova3, D. Prelipcean1, I. Slipukhin1, D. Soderstrom1, F. Ravotti1, L. Esposito1, F. Cerutti1, S. Gilardoni1, M. Sivertz4, S. Kodaira5, F. Saigné6
- CERN, Switzerland
- Univ. Montpellier, CERN, Switzerland
- CERN, Univ. Montpellier, Switzerland
- NSRL-BNL, USA
- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Japan
- Université de Montpellier, France
We extend the fragmented SEE benchmark to include additional ions (beyond lead) and effects (beyond SEU) and apply the same simulation framework to estimate the beam contaminant impact on ground-based high-energy SEE measurements
12:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Lunch on Your Own
Lunch on Your Own
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WOMEN IN ENGINEERING LUNCHEON (Ticket Required)
2:30 PM – 2:35 PM: Session C - Photonic Devices and Integrated Circuits - Introduction
Chair: Damien Lambert (CEA)
2:35 PM – 3:50 PM: Session C - Photonic Devices and Integrated Circuits
Grand Ballroom 2-3
2:35 PM - 2:50 PM: C-1 Very Low to High Dose Rate Irradiation Response of a Single-Mode Optical Fiber at Telecom Wavelengths
M. Roche1, H. Boiron2, T. Maraine3, E. Marin4, A. Meyer5, D. Lambert6, P. Paillet6, J. Boch3, F. Saigné3, A. Morana4, Y. Ouerdane7, A. Boukenter4, S. Girard7
- Laboratoire Hubert Curien - CEA DAM, France
- Exail, France
- Université de Montpellier, France
- Laboratoire Hubert Curien, France
- Université Jean Monnet, France
- CEA, France
- Université de Saint Etienne, France
We investigate the growth kinetics of the radiation induced attenuation of 25-km long commercial Ge-doped optical fiber coils during a long-term gamma irradiation at different very low dose rates.
2:50 PM - 3:05 PM: C-2 Analysis of Optical and Electrical Single-Event Transients in Integrated Silicon Photonic Micro-Ring Modulators
B. Ringel1, P. Francis1, J. Teng2, M. Hosseinzadeh1, D. Sam1, Z. Brumbach1, J. Shin1, A. Ildefonso3, A. Khachatrian4, D. Mcmorrow4, J. Hales5, T. Crane5, J. Cressler1
- Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
- The Aerospace Corporation, USA
- Department of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University, USA
- US Naval Research Laboratory, USA
- Jacobs, Inc. and U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, USA
The SET response of MRMs is evaluated following carrier injection by laser pulses. Optical signals experience transient phenomena plausibly due to carrier and temperature changes. MRMs exhibit SET sensitivity potentially relevant for harsh environment operation.
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM: C-3 Characterization of Single-Event Effects in Integrated Electronic-Photonic Optical Transceivers for Space-based Communications
M. Hosseinzadeh1, J. Teng2, B. Ringel1, Y. Mensah1, D. Sam1, Z. Brumbach1, A. Ildefonso3, T. Crane4, A. Khachatrian5, D. Mcmorrow5, J. Cressler1
- Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
- The Aerospace Corporation, USA
- Indiana University Bloomington, USA
- Jacobs, Inc., USA
- US Naval Research Laboratory, USA
An integrated optical transceiver in a silicon ePIC platform is exposed to pulsed-laser-induced TPA. SEE sensitivity of subsystems and the full-system is investigated, with a numerical model comparing link sensitivity to different propagating SET types.
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM: C-4 Low Temperature Proton Irradiation and Annealing Effects on Accumulation CCDs
A. Plocina1, V. Goiffon1, O. Marcelot1, S. Rizzolo2, D. Marchais2, O. Saint-pe2, J. Pratlong3
- ISAE-SUPAERO, France
- Airbus Defence and Space S.A.S., France
- Teledyne e2v, United Kingdom
This study reveals the impact of low temperature on-ground irradiation and annealing on pixel dark currents, activation energies and RTS pixels in silicon detectors, and compares these data to room temperature irradiation test results.
3:35 PM - 3:50 PM: C-5 Proton-Induced Displacement Damage in AlGaInAs on InP Multi-Quantum-Well Continuous Wave Laser Diodes
C. Bryant1, D. Huang2, K. Arnold1, H. Dattilo1, D. Fleetwood1, R. Schrimpf1, E. Zhang2, P. Harris1, J. Trippe1, M. Alles1, D. Ball1, S. Weiss1, P. Delfyett2, R. Reed1
- Vanderbilt University, USA
- University of Central Florida, USA
The threshold current and the emission wavelength of AlGaInAs-InP lasers change significantly with increasing proton fluence. The observed emission wavelength shift is attributed to defects located in the bandgap, rather than increases in series resistance.
3:50 PM – 4:45 PM: Afternoon Break
Broadway Ballroom
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM: Exhibitor Reception
Broadway Ballroom
Wednesday
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM: Breakfast
Grand Ballroom 1
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM: Invited Talk
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM: Session D—Radiation Effects in Devices and Integrated Circuits - Introduction
Chair: Aymeric Privat, onsemi
9:35 AM – 10:05 AM: Session D—Radiation Effects in Devices and Integrated Circuits
9:35 AM - 9:50 AM: D-1 Ultra-Fast Recovery of TID-Induced Degradation in MOS Transistors via Electrical Rapid Annealing
A. Vidana1, C. Mckay1, N. Dodds1, T. Wallace1, J. D’amico1, J. Joffrion1, N. Nowlin1, P. Oldiges1, K. Sapkota1, H. Barnaby2, D. Hughart1
- Sandia National Laboratories, USA
- ASU, USA
We present a room temperature, ultra-fast electrical rapid annealing (ERA) method that achieves near-complete recovery of TID-induced degradation in at least two FinFET technologies. Work is ongoing to understand the recovery mechanism and reliability impacts.
9:50 AM - 10:05 AM: D-2 Effects of Total Ionizing Dose on Specific Emitter Identification and Authentication of Software-Defined Radios
R. Baltazar Felipe1, J. Ermi1, H. Hunnicutt2, J. Tyler2, I. Hudson1, B. Himebaugh1, D. Reising2, D. Loveless1
- Indiana University Center for Reliable and Trusted Electronics, USA
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA
Total-ionizing dose effects on specific emitter identification and authentication of wireless transmitters are investigated. Co-60 experiments reveal degradation in the ability to classify software-defined-radio transmitters post-irradiation and suggest likely failure mechanisms within the local oscillator.
10:05 AM – 10:45 AM: Morning Break
Broadway Ballroom
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM: Session D—Radiation Effects in Devices and Integrated Circuits
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM: D-3 SEE and TID Resilient Vanadium Dioxide Phase Transition Material Millimeter-Wave Switches
Z. Brumbach1, D. West1, D. Sam1, J. Shin1, S. Dasari1, G. Ashley1, B. Ringel1, J. Teng2, P. Harris3, M. McCurdy3, R. Reed3, G. Allen4, N. Ghalichechian1, J. Cressler1
- Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
- The Aerospace Corporation, USA
- Vanderbilt University, USA
- JPL, USA
The effects of TID and SEE on vanadium dioxide (VO2) millimeter-wave switches were measured and analyzed. No evidence of the high-speed, low-loss VO2 switches changing states, or degrading was observed.
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM: D-4 Recovery of JunoCam by Annealing in the Jovian Radiation Environment
J. Schaffner1, M. Caplinger1, M. Ravine1, L. Lipkaman vittling1, D. Krysak1, C. Hansen2, S. Madsen3, A. Berkun3, B. Rax3, M. Johnson3, E. Sturm3, J. Delavan4, H. Yonter4, S. Bolton5
- Malin Space Science Systems, USA
- Planetary Science Institute, USA
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, USA
- Lockheed Martin Space, USA
- Southwest Research Institute, USA
After eight years in the Jovian radiation environment, well past its design life, JunoCam suffered a series of anomalies due to radiation dose. Annealing, by heating, has recovered the instrument and extended its useful life.
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM: D-5 Total Ionizing Dose Response of Novel n-Type Vertical Nanosheet FETs with C-Shaped-Channel
M. Chen1, Y. Huang1, Y. Wu1, F. Liu1, B. Li1
- Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Silicon Devices, Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
The total ionizing dose response of n-type vertical C-shaped-channel nanosheet FETs (n-VCNFETs) are investigated. First experimental study reveals n-VCNFETs exhibit ≥ 500 krad(Si) radiation tolerance through self-healing or layout optimization, enabling LEO satellite applications.
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM: Lunch / Exhibitor Raffle
Broadway Ballroom
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM: Session E—Environments, Facilities, and Dosimetry - Introduction
Chair: Matthieu Beaumel, SODERN
1:35 PM – 2:35 PM: Session E—Environments, Facilities, and Dosimetry
1:35 PM - 1:50 PM: E-1 Analysis of High-Energy Heavy-Ion SEE Results Through Standard-Energy Ion SEE Data
M. Sacristan Barbero1, R. Garcia2, I. Slipukhin2, D. Soderstrom2, K. Bilko3, N. Emriskova2, A. Waets2, D. Prelipcean2
- CIEMAT - CERN, Switzerland
- CERN, Switzerland
- Université Jean Monnet, France
This summary presents the results of several SEE measurements performed in two Single Event Effect testing facilities, such as CERN and NSRL. Besides, the results are compared to those obtained in another standard SEE facility like RADEF.
1:50 PM - 2:05 PM: E-2 P-I-N diodes for Displacement Damage Monitoring in a Heavy ion Space Radiation Environment
D. Bennett1, V. Pan1, J. Vohradsky1, L. Tran1, D. Bolst1, K. Aoki2, T. Nakaji2, H. Mizuno2, H. Takei2, T. Inaniwa2, I. Anokhin3, M. Lerch1, M. Petasecca1, A. Rosenfeld1
- University of Wollongong, Australia
- Quantum Science Technology, Japan
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Ukraine
We’ve demonstrated that a newly developed p-i-n diode’s response is proportional to displacement damage dose, is energy and ion type independent and can be used as a damage monitor in a mixed space radiation environment.
2:05 PM - 2:20 PM: E-3 Advancing Radiation Hardness Assurance at CERN: Improved HEH Sensors for Enhanced Radiation Monitoring and Reliability System Study
A. Zimmaro1, R. Ferraro1, S. Fiore1, A. Masi2, S. Danzeca2
- CERN, France
- CERN, Switzerland
This paper presents a study of a new radiation sensor embedded in the new wireless IoT radiation monitoring system for electronics. Its advantages in terms of measurement uncertainty and radiation tolerance are presented
2:20 PM - 2:35 PM: E-4 Enhancing Performance of Optical Fiber-Based Sensor for Proton Dosimetry Through Pre-Irradiation Treatment
F. Fricano1, A. Morana1, C. Hoehr2, C. Campanella1, C. Bélanger-champagne2, M. Trinczek2, G. Melin3, T. Robin4, D. Lambert5, A. Boukenter1, E. Marin1, Y. Ouerdane1, P. Paillet5, S. Girard6
- Laboratoire Hubert Curien, France
- TRIUMF, Canada
- iXblue, France
- EXAIL, France
- CEA, France
- Université de Saint Etienne, France
We compare the performances of nitrogen doped silica-based optical fibers, one pristine and one pre-irradiated to monitor proton beams. Pre-irradiation results in sensitivity enhancement and improvements in Bragg peak reproduction, limiting quenching effect.
2:35 PM – 2:50 PM: Poster Session Introduction
Chair: Enxia Zhang, University of Central Florida
2:50 PM – 4:50 PM: Poster Session - Germantown 1-3
PA-1 The Research on 22 nm UTBB-FDSOI SRAM MCUs with Staggered Well under Back-Bias of 0 V
L. Tongde1, Z. Yuanfu2, Z. Yong-qin1, Y. Jing-shuang1, A. Paccagnella3, W. Liang1
- Beijing Microelectronics Technology Institute, China
- China Academy of Aerospace Electronics Technology, China
- University of Padua, Italy
This paper investigated the MCU characteristics of nano-scale FDSOI SRAM under different incident directions and angles. According to the experimental and numerical simulation results, the charge collection mechanisms were discussed.
PA-2 Neutron-induced Single Event Effects in 3D Managed NAND Memories
D. Peyronel1, G. Lama1, M. Valla1, M. Kastriotou2, C. Cazzaniga2, M. Bagatin3, S. Gerardin4
- Micron Semiconductor Italia Srl, Italy
- STFC, United Kingdom
- University of Padova, Italy
- DEI - Padova University, Italy
The sensitivity of 3D managed NAND Flash memories to atmospheric spectrum neutrons has been investigated, with a focus on the functional elements that lead to single event functional interrupts and user data corruption.
PA-3 Versal ACAP AI Engine Heavy Ion Testing with Spill Synchronization
Price1, G. Smith1, M. Wirthlin1
- Brigham Young University, USA
This work presents the heavy ion of the AI/ML engines within the Versal Core and Edge series devices. This approach tests the hundreds of AI engines within these devices simultaneously and synchronously with beam spills.
PA-4 The Effect of Heavy Ions on Inference Accuracy on the IBM NorthPole
F. Viramontes1, V. Vergara2, A. Romero1, M. Spear3, W. Slater3, H. Quinn3
- UNM COSMIAC, USA
- Blue Halo, USA
- Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
This abstract covers a heavy-ion test that was recently performed on the IBM NorthPole. SEFI and SEU cross sections of the device are discussed, as well as the effect of heavy-ions on AI/ML inference accuracy.
PA-5 Input and Clock State Dependence of D-FF SEU Vulnerability at 3-nm Bulk FinFET Node
J. Kronenberg1, N. Pieper1, Y. Xiong1, D. Ball1, B. Bhuva1
- Vanderbilt University, USA
SERs for D-FFs in a 3-nm technology show differences based on stored data, indicating state-dependent Qcrit values. Simulations show differences in charge collection by n- & p-hits, and design asymmetry are primary factors determining state-dependent SERs.
PA-6 Charge Generation Correlation in Silicon PN Diodes for Heavy Ions vs. Two-Photon Absorption
R. Rodriguez-Davila1, A. Carillo-Osuna1, T. Moise1, B. Gnade1, R. Baumann1, M. Quevedo-Lopez1
- The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Bessel-focusing two-photon absorption (TPA) in silicon diodes accurately simulates the effects of heavy ion radiation, offering a cheaper and more accessible alternative for evaluating single event effects in semiconductor devices.
PB-1 Novel Statistical Method for Quantifying the Uncertainty on the Measurement of Single Event Effects
N. Rostand1, A. Losquin1, T. Jarrin1, O. Duhamel1, J. Rebourg1
- CEA, France
We develop a novel statistical method providing guarantee on the uncertainty on the number of Single Event Effects measured during experiments. Comparison with the literature is exposed through SEU/SET experimental data on elementary electronic cells.
PB-2 Bounding SEL Rates for Null Results and Other Limited Test Data
R. Ladbury1, M. Joplin1, J. Lauenstein1
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
We exploit trends observed in historical archives of SEL test data to develop methods for bounding SEL rates based on null heavy-ion test results and other minimally constraining test data.
PB-3 Principles for Selecting Pulsed-Laser Operating Parameters to Predict Heavy-Ion SEE Response
A. Ildefonso1, J. Hales2, D. Mcmorrow2
- Indiana University Bloomington, USA
- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, USA
This work establishes quantitative principles for determining when a pulsed-laser test configuration can predict ion-induced single-event effects. Validated experimentally, these principles provide a systematic framework for assessing the ability of any surrogate test approach to be predictive.
PB-4 Error Pattern Analysis of Commercial Ferroelectric RAM under Total Ionizing Dose Effects
M. Ahmed1, J. Bell1, A. Brandl1, B. Ray1
- Colorado State University, USA
Commercial FeRAM exhibits data corruption from 50 krad(Si), with an overall error rate (~0.01%) at 500 krad(Si). Errors are asymmetric, with stored ones experiencing significantly more bit-flips than stored zeros.
PC-1 Total ionizing dose effects on a PbS-QD-based CMOS direct-conversion X-ray image sensor
C. Zhang1, V. Goossens2, A. Neyret3, R. Quaglia1, V. Goiffon3, A. Shulga2, P. Rüedi1
- CSEM SA, Switzerland
- QDI Systems, Netherlands
- ISAE-SUPAERO, France
This work presents the first observation of ionizing radiation effects on the first PbS-QD-coated CMOS X-ray image sensor from the evolution of dark current, X-ray sensitivity, spatial resolution, and X-ray imaging capability under X-ray irradiation.
PC-2 Dark Current and Random Telegraph Signal Degradation Induced by Proton Radiation in a Long-Wave HgCdTe Infrared Sensor
T. Friess1, E. De Borniol2, A. Antonsanti3, N. Baier2, A. Rouvie4, A. Le Roch4, V. Goiffon3, S. Rizzolo5, O. Gravrand2
- CNES / CEA Leti / ISAE Supaero / Airbus DS, France
- CEA Leti, France
- ISAE-SUPAERO, France
- CNES, France
- Airbus Defence and Space S.A.S., France
Dark current and Random Telegraph Signal degradations were analyzed in an HgCdTe Long-Wave InfraRed (LWIR) sensor after proton irradiation. The evolution of those mechanisms was evaluated after different annealing temperatures.
PC-3 Bias and Geometry Dependent Ionization Effects on Waveguide-Integrated Germanium-Silicon Vertical p-i-n Photodiodes
A. Veluri1, K. Arnold1, S. Musibau2, A. Tsiara2, K. Croes2, D. Linten2, J. Vancampenhout2, S. Kosier1, R. Schrimpf1, D. Fleetwood1, R. Reed1, S. Weiss1
- Vanderbilt University, USA
- imec, Belgium
We investigated ionization effects on Ge-Si VPIN photodiodes under 10-keV X-ray irradiation. Localized P+ doping shows 75% higher dark current sensitivity, while smaller Ge width shows stronger bias-dependent increase. Fast room-temperature recovery confirms space-based viability.
PC-4 Fundamental Mechanisms of Total-Ionizing-Dose Response in Waveguide-Coupled Ge-on-Si PIN Photodiodes
S. Musibau1, K. Arnold2, A. Veluri2, A. Tsiara3, J. Franco3, K. Croes3, D. Linten3, J. Van campenhout3, S. Weiss2, R. Schrimpf2, D. Fleetwood2, S. Kosier2, I. De wolf1, R. Reed2
- imec and KU Leuven, Belgium
- Vanderbilt University, USA
- imec, Belgium
Calibrated TCAD simulations of total-ionizing-dose effects in vertical Ge-on-Si photodiodes reveal dominant charge trapping at top-corner Ge/SiO2 interfaces, enhancing local electric fields, Shockley-Read-Hall generation/recombination rates and trap-assisted tunneling currents.
PC-5 Radiation Reliability of the White LEDs of the MMX mission on Phobos
L. Weninger1, G. Ciachera1, M. Darnon1, A. Morana1, F. Fricano1, V. Lalucaa2, J. Belloir2, C. Durnez2, C. Virmontois2, N. Kerboub2, J. Mekki2, Y. Morilla3, P. Martin Holgado3, A. Romero Maestre3, M. Gaillardin4, O. Duhamel4, P. Paillet4, S. Girard5
- Laboratoire Hubert Curien - UJM, France
- CNES, France
- Centro Nacional de Aceleradores (CNA), Spain
- CEA, France
- Université de Saint Etienne, France
This work presents the results on the external quantum efficiency degradation under various ionizing radiations of the white LEDs selected for the illumination system of the cameras of the MMX mission rover on Phobos.
PC-6L Photonics in Space: Single-Event Radiation Effects on Silicon Photonic Digital Optical Receiver
Hoff1, K. Arnold2, A. Sternberg2, J. Slaby3, R. Stevens1, S. Weiss2, R. Reed2, Ralph3
- Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Labs, USA
- Vanderbilt University, USA
- Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
This paper investigates the radiation tolerance of digital optical links, focusing on the receiver performance in the presence of pulsed-laser-induced single-event transients. Device measurements are presented, together with in-situ measurements of the bit error ratio.
PD-1 TID-Induced Degradation in 3-nm FinFET SRAM Cell Retention
N. Pieper1, J. Kronenberg1, Y. Xiong1, J. Pasternak2, D. Ball1, B. Bhuva1
- Vanderbilt University, USA
- Synopsys, Inc., USA
TID-induced degradation in SRAM cell stability is measured in a commercial 3-nm bulk FinFET node. TID-induced increases in data retention voltages for 3-nm cells are observed to be greater than that for 5-nm SRAM cells.
PD-2 Evidence for Single-Particle Displacement Damage in 14-nm FinFET SRAMs
Y. Xiong1, J. Kronenberg1, J. Xiong2, J. D’amico2, A. Vidana2, N. Pieper1, G. Vizkelethy2, N. Dodds2, N. Nowlin2, B. Bhuva1
- Vanderbilt University, USA
- Sandia National Laboratories, USA
Experiments on 14-nm FinFET SRAMs reveal that single-ion-induced displacement damage causes stuck memory bits in 1-fin bitcell designs, but not in 2-fin bitcell designs. Failure mechanisms are identified and discussed using experimental results and simulations.
PD-3 Strategic Input Selection For Deep Neural Networks Reliability Evaluation
L. Roquet1, F. Fernandes dos Santos1, M. Kastriotou2, A. Kritikakou1
- IRISA/Inria Rennes, France
- ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, United Kingdom
We present a robust methodology for selecting inputs for DNNs in radiation experiments. Using our approach, we obtained a 12.19× higher DNN misclassification rate on average compared to the commonly used random input selection.
PD-4 Degradation of Charge Transport in Irradiated FDSOI Devices at Cryogenic Temperatures
F. Mamun1, M. Spear2, J. Solano3, J. Neuendank1, M. Turowski4, H. Barnaby1, I. Esqueda1
- Arizona State University, USA
- Airforce Research Lab, USA
- MOOG Space and Defense, USA
- Alphacore Inc, USA
This work establishes the impact of radiation on the transport properties of FDSOI devices at cryogenic temperatures. A quasi-ballistic transport model reveals bias-dependent degradation in mobility attributed to charge buildup in the buried oxide.
PD-5 To Explore the Future of Quantum ICs for Space applications: A Study on Cryogenic Behavior of X-ray Irradiated 22nm FD-SOI MOSFETs
J. Zhao1, Y. Qing1, Z. Li2, M. Gorbunov2, Q. Ma1, L. Marien1, M. Zhang1, T. Maraine3, F. Saigné3, J. Prinzie1, P. Leroux1
- KU Leuven, Belgium
- IMEC, Belgium
- Université de Montpellier, France
This study explores 22-nm FD-SOI MOSFETs under X-ray irradiation at 20 K. NMOSFETs recover, but PFETs show increased Vth. A transimpedance amplifier analysis highlights radiation challenges for quantum ICs in space applications.
PD-6 Investigation of the Degradation Mechanism of LDMOS Under Electromagnetic Pulse
S. Guan1, Y. Wu2, L. Shu2, F. Liu2, H. Zhang1, X. Wei1
- Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
- Institute of Microelectronics of China Academy of Sciences, China
This work investigates Electromagnetic Pulse(EMP) damage mechanisms in LDMOS transistors for varying conditions. Neural networks and electromagnetic leakage signal have been used to achieve damage classification of LDMOS with EMP.
PD-7 Ionizing Dose Effects on DNA Data Storage Nanoplatforms
L. Sala1, K. Cardos1, V. Olšanský2, D. Chvátil2, F. Chevalier3, V. Vizcaino3, A. Méry3, J. Kočišek1
- J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, Czech Republic
- Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS, Czech Republic
- Normandie Univ, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CEA, CNRS, CIMAP, France
DNA origami nanoplatforms for data storage were exposed to ionizing radiation to identify structural vulnerabilities. This analysis contributes to optimizing these nanoplatforms and advancing methods to enhance data integrity and long-term preservation.
PD-8L A Comparative Study of Single-Bit Upset Cross Sections Between Single-Photon Absorption Laser and Heavy Ion Testing
Toguchi1, N. Rezzak1, J. McCollum1
- Microchip Technology Inc., USA
This study compares SBU XS from SPA laser and heavy-ion tests for 28 nm Planar and 12 nm FinFET SRAMs, finding good agreement at high LET and underestimation at low LET.
PE-1 Space Weather Launch Commit Criteria Study for Heavy Ion Susceptible Avionics
A. Destefano1, J. Martin2
- NASA, USA
- Amentum, USA
In this work, we study the effectiveness of a space weather launch commit criteria based on proton fluxes on mitigating risk due to avionics that are susceptible to heavy ions.
PE-2 Comparison of Active and Passive Adjustment of the Entrance Energy of Synchrotron Ions for Single Event Effect Testing
M. Eizinger1, W. Treberer-treberspurg2, P. Schieder2, A. Hirtl3, B. Seifert1
- Fotec Forschungs- und Technologietransfer GmbH, Austria
- University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt, Austria
- Atominstitut, TU Wien, Austria
We compare two methods for varying the Bragg peak depth of carbon ions in silicon. Inserting passive degraders achieves finer resolution compared to variation of the initial energy, at the cost of stronger parasitic effects.
PE-3 Quenching Corrections for Proton-Irradiated Scintillators Using Geant4 Simulations of LET
E. Auden1, J. George1, A. Hoover1, C. Delzer1, G. Riley1, F. Liang1, T. Espinoza1
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
Proton quenching effects in scintillators reduce light output similar to charge collection effects for high density particle tracks in silicon devices. We compare experimental and Monte Carlo quenching results in YSO and discuss quenching parameterization.
PE-4 Radiation Detection Based on Transient Non-equilibrium Body Potential under SOI-SBFETs Configuration
T. Zhang1, F. Liu1, L. Shu1, S. Chen1, Y. Huang1, Y. Wu1, J. Wan2, Y. Xu3, Y. Ding4, B. Li1, Z. Han1, T. Ye1
- The Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China, China
- School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, China
- School of Microelectronics, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
- China Institute of Atomic Energy, China
A new transient method has been adapted to detect γ-ray. This method relies on non-equilibrium body potential, which shows advantages in fast testing, low process cost, and simple data processing.
PE-5 A Method for Low-Cost Cold Total Ionizing Dose Dosimetry and Irradiation
S. Katz1
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, USA
Irradiating samples on dry ice in an insulated box reduces the complexity, expense of, and space required for cold radiation testing of electronics. Polyethylene simulant allows dosimetry at room temperature prior to irradiation.
PE-6L Effect of Partial Volume Irradiation in p-i-n Sensors for NIEL Monitoring
Bennett1, V. Pan1, J. Vohadsky1, L. Tran1, Z. Pastuovic2, S. Peracchi2, R. Drury2, A. Perevertaylo3, I. Anokhin4, A. Rosenfeld1
- University of Wollongong, Australia
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Australia
- SPA-BIT, Ukraine
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Kyiv, Ukraine
We demonstrated the effect of partial volume irradiation on long base p-i-n diodes response in terms of DDD monitoring and possible error in DDD determination associated with this effect.
PF-1 TID Degradation Mechanisms in Gate-All-Around Silicon Nanowire FETs
C. Champagne1, D. Ball1, J. Trippe1, R. Ritzenthaler2, J. Mitard2, D. Linten2, L. Massengill1, S. Kosier1, R. Reed1, E. Zhang3, M. Alles1, S. Bonaldo4, D. Fleetwood1, B. Sierawski1
- Vanderbilt University, USA
- imec, Belgium
- University of Central Florida, USA
- University of Padova, Italy
TCAD analysis of the contributions of gate and spacer oxides to the measured TID response of nanowire FETs indicates that the gate oxide is a significant degradation driver. Results are com-pared with previous technology nodes.
PF-2 An Implicit Radiation-Aware Surface Potential Model for FDSOI CMOS Technologies
I. Livingston1, I. Esqueda1, H. Barnaby1, M. Spear1, J. Solano1, T. Wallace1
- Arizona State University, USA
An implicit defect-based surface potential model is presented for fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator MOSFETs. The accuracy of this model is compared to experimental data on devices from a commercial 22nm FDSOI process after total ionizing dose exposure.
PF-3L Total-Ionizing-Dose Effects and Low-Frequency Noise in 90 nm Bulk CMOS Devices
Neuendank1, T. Kirby1, H. Barnaby1, D. Fleetwood2, S. Bonaldo3, D. Loveless4, S. Westfall4, P. Muscat1, M. Nour5, M. Chambers5
- Arizona State University, USA
- Vanderbilt University, USA
- University of Padova, Italy
- Indiana University, USA
- Skywater Technology, USA
The impact of 60Co gamma rays on the total ionizing dose DC response and random telegraph noise in bulk MOSFETs at 300 Kelvin is reported. Results show behavior is consistent with radiation-induced switching border/interface traps.
PF-4L Si Thinning as a Hardening Technique Against SEU for 28-nm Bulk CMOS 6T SRAMs
Yazigi-Richoux1, H. Barnaby1, P. Kerber2, C. Saltonstall2, L. Andrus2, M. Marinella1, J. Neuendank1
- School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, USA
- Sandia National Laboratories, USA
This work investigates how Si substrate thinning affects SEU sensitivity for 28nm process 6T SRAM cells. Both laser raster-scan data and TCAD simulation results are in qualitative agreement that thinning decreases the LET upset threshold.
PG-1 Impact of Hot-Carrier Diffusivity on Single-Event Upsets in Highly Scaled FinFETs
J. Vielmette1, D. Ball1, J. Trippe1, G. Walker1, M. Fischetti2, D. Nielsen2, M. Alles1, K. Nagamatsu3, R. Schrimpf1
- Vanderbilt University, USA
- University of Texas at Dallas, USA
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, USA
Sensitivity of charge collection in scaled finFET devices to the assumed thermalization rate of radiation-induced hot carriers is demonstrated. Full-band Monte Carlo simulations validate current approaches to simulating single-event effects using drift-diffusion tools
PG-2 Evaluation of Single-Event Effects on Sub-20nm FinFET based AI Chips
F. Shuanglin1, L. Bin1, W. Xun1, C. Yaqing1, C. Jianjun1, L. Deng1, Y. Guofang1
- College of Computer Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, China
Through results of heavy-ion and laser pulse testing, the Single-Event Effect (SEE) performance of neural network algorithms on sub-20nm AI chips was summarized, and the characteristics of SEE were revealed.
PH-1 System-Level SEU Hardening of Wireless Receivers through Modulation Scheme Selection
J. Shin1, J. Teng2, Z. Brumbach1, B. Ringel1, D. Sam1, A. Ildefonso3, T. Crane4, A. Khachatrian5, D. Mcmorrow5, J. Cressler1
- Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
- The Aerospace Corporation, USA
- Indiana University Bloomington, USA
- Jacobs, Inc., USA
- US Naval Research Laboratory, USA
Pulsed-laser SEE testing is utilized to evaluate SEU-hardening of a SiGe wireless receiver through modulation scheme selection. Results demonstrate that intentionally selecting modulation schemes based on known component sensitivity can reduce system-level SEU rates.
PH-2 Total Dose Hardening Using a Sensitive Circuit Identification Methodology in a DC-DC Converter
M. Murillo1, R. Milner2, B. Dean1, J. D’amico1, T. Tengberg2, A. Witulski1, M. Alles1, S. Kosier1, J. Trippe1, T. Holman1, D. Ball1, M. Hu1, A. Fayed2, L. Massengill1
- Vanderbilt University, USA
- The Ohio State University, USA
Data-calibrated models of TID effects were used to simulate radiation effects in a DF-SIMO buck converter. Through this, a method of “sensitive circuit” identification was developed to efficiently simulate TID effects mitigation.
PH-3 Optimized Dynamic Back-Biasing Strategy to Improve TID Tolerance in Conventional-Well 22nm FDSOI Transistors
B. Dean1, M. Hu1, T. Haeffner2, J. Kauppila2, M. Alles1, J. Trippe1, D. Ball1, B. Sierawski1, T. Holman1, S. Kosier1, L. Massengill1
- Vanderbilt University, USA
- Reliable MicroSystems, USA
An optimizable back-biasing strategy for TID mitigation is presented based on 22nm FDSOI transistor data obtained with in situ back-bias variation, resulting in a calculated maximum survivable dose increase of over 35%.
PI-1 Single Ion-Induced Damage in Gallium Nitride High Electron Mobility Transistors
J. Gray1, A. Sternberg1, J. Kauppila2, D. Ball1, J. Trippe1, S. Kosier1, A. Witulski1, M. Alles1, J. Davidson1, R. Schrimpf1, L. Massengill1
- Vanderbilt University, USA
- Reliable MicroSystems, LLC, USA
Ion-induced damage leading to increased leakage current and hard failures in gallium nitride transistors are reported. Leakage current paths are identified using failure analysis and TCAD simulations.
PI-2 Estimating SELC and SEB Thresholds in SiC Power Devices Using Standard Benchtop Switching Energy Measurements
D. Ball1, S. Kosier1, K. Galloway1, A. Witulski1, A. Sternberg1, S. Islam1, A. Sengupta1, M. Alles1, J. Hutson2, R. Reed1, J. Osheroff3, R. Schrimpf1
- Vanderbilt University, USA
- Lipscomb University, USA
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
Switching energy measurements are used to estimate ion-induced leakage and burnout thresholds in SiC power devices, while the non-linear, ion-induced carrier mobility degradation is shown to explain SELC/SEB threshold trends seen in measured data
PI-3 Impact of Proton Energy on Displacement Damage and Total Ionizing Dose in SiC Vertical Power MOSFETs
C. Martinella1, S. Bonaldo2, M. Belanche1, R. Kupper1, G. Andreetta2, M. Bagatin2, S. Gerardin3, A. Paccagnella2, U. Grossner4
- APS Laboratory - ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- University of Padova, Italy
- DEI - Padova University, Italy
- APS - ETH Zurich, Switzerland
DD and TID have been studied in SiC power MOSFETs with 1 and 3 MeV protons. Deep-level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) has been used to investigate the generation of defects in 4H-SiC wafers.
PI-4 Neutron SEE Test Considering Actual EV Operating and Environment for Commercial 1200V SiC MOSFET
M. Jo1
- QRT Inc., Korea, Republic of
We performed neutron SEE tests with reflecting conditions driving distance and driving environment for EVs.
PI-5L Influence of Ion LET and Epitaxial Thickness on Single-Event Effects in Homojunction GaN Vertical Diodes
Senarath1, S. Islam1, A. Sengupta1, O. Meilander1, J. Osheroff2, T. Anderson3, A. Jacob4, R. Kaplar5, S. Kosier1, M. Ebrish1, D. Fleetwood1, J. Caldwell1, R. Schrimpf1
- Vanderbilt University, USA
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
- University of Florida, USA
- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, USA
- Sandia National Laboratories, USA
Higher-LET ions and thinner epitaxial layers lead to lower SEB thresholds in homojunction GaN PIN diodes. Higher-LET ions enhance degradation through a positive feedback loop mechanism involving Joule heating and nitrogen vacancy formation.
6:30 PM – 10:00 PM (Buses Load at 5:30 PM): Conference Social
CONFERENCE SOCIAL
Thursday
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM: Breakfast
Grand Ballroom 1
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM: Invited Talk 3
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM: Session F—Basic Mechanisms of Radiation Effects - Introduction
Chair: Giulio Borghello, CERN
9:35 AM – 10:20 AM: Session F—Basic Mechanisms of Radiation Effects
9:35 AM - 9:50 AM: F-1 Gamma Ray Induced Displacement Damage in Silicon Microvolumes: Single Defect Generation Rate and Random Telegraph Signal
V. Goiffon1, C. Durnez2, A. Antonsanti1, A. Jouni3, V. Lalucaa2, A. Jay4, D. Lambert5, T. Jarrin5, R. Monflier4, N. Richard5, P. Paillet5, C. Virmontois2
- ISAE-SUPAERO, France
- CNES, France
- Sodern, France
- LAAS, CNRS, France
- CEA, France
The expression of single displacement damage defects induced by 60Co gamma-rays is revealed in silicon microvolumes using a state-of-the-art CMOS pixel array. The creation of gamma induced bulk random telegraph signal is also evidenced.
9:50 AM - 10:05 AM: F-2 Dose Enhancement Effects in Highly-Scaled Transistors and Circuits
J. Kauppila1, G. Poe1, T. Haeffner1, J. Laporte1, M. Siath1, S. Vibbert1, C. Moyers1, M. Evans1, D. Vibbert1, C. Conte1, A. Vidana2, N. Dodds2, N. Nowlin2, P. Oldiges2, K. Sapkota2, J. Joffrion2, T. Wallace3, H. Barnaby3, L. Massengill1
- Reliable MicroSystems, LLC, USA
- Sandia National Laboratories, USA
- Arizona State University, USA
This work identifies dose enhancement effects in experiments on three highly-scaled technologies (devices and circuits). We calculate dose enhancement factors (10-keV to 1-MeV) and discuss underlying mechanisms, providing direct insights for hardness assurance guidelines.
10:05 AM - 10:20 AM: F-3 SQUID GAME: Gamma, Atmospheric, and Mono-Energetic neutron effects on a quantum device
G. Casagranda1, C. Cazzaniga2, M. Kastriotou2, C. Frost3, F. Vella1, P. Rech1
- University of Trento, Italy
- STFC, United Kingdom
- ISIS Neutron and Muon Facility, United Kingdom
We present data from 14MeV and atmospheric-like neutron experiments on a SQUID. We characterize the radiation impact on the quantum device and find that neutrons and background gammas can generate peak or burst I-V perturbations.
10:20 AM – 11:00 AM: Morning Break
Broadway Ballroom
11:00 AM – 11:05 AM: Session G—Single Event Effect Mechanisms and Modeling - Introduction
Chair: Ashok Raman, CFDRC
11:05 AM – 11:50 AM: Session G—Single Event Effect Mechanisms and Modeling
11:05 AM - 11:20 AM: G-1 Impact of CnRX Structure on SEU Sensitivity Increasement by Using Stacked Transistors at 22-nm FD SOI Node and Improvement Method
L. Tongde1, Z. Yuanfu2, Z. Yong-qin1, Y. Jing-shuang1, Y. Chun-qing1, W. Liang1
- Beijing Microelectronics Technology Institute, China
- China Academy of Aerospace Electronics Technology, China
SE-Hardening efficiency by using stacked devices is reduced due to process-dependent CnRX structure with virtual transistors at nodes protected by stacked structure. An insertion structure is designed to decouple connection relationships and achieve full hardening.
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM: G-2 Atomic-Scale Molecular-Dynamics Framework for Single-Event Displacement Damage in Silicon
G. Mayberry1, J. Trippe1, D. Ball1, R. Reed1, D. Fleetwood1, R. Schrimpf1, S. Pantelides1
- Vanderbilt University, USA
A two-stage, atomic-scale molecular-dynamics framework is employed to describe vacancy-count distributions for single-event displacement damage (SEDD) in advanced CMOS. Broad distribution variances, corroborated by experimental data, suggest a role in future hardness assurance against SEDD.
11:35 AM - 11:50 AM: G-3 Design of Experiments Applied to the Single-Event Upset-Rate Equation
D. Hansen1, B. Kimbrell1, T. Manich1, C. Pownell1, I. Zavatkay1
- L3 Harris, USA
This paper takes a design of experiments approach to rate calculations using different expressions for the cross-section, flux, and transport operator. The best methods are identified based on comparison to on-orbit data.
11:50 AM – 12:00 PM: Radiation Effects Data Workshop—Introduction
Chair: Matt Von Thun, Frontgrade Technologies
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunch on your own
Lunch - On Your Own
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Radiation Effects Data Workshop - Midtown
DW-1 | The Aerospace Corporation’s Compendium of Recent Radiation Testing Results
S. Davis1, R. Koga1, K. Lee1, J. Taggart1, G. Tzintzarov1, A. Wright1 1. The Aerospace Corporation, USA Radiation testing was performed on several commercial components to determine the response of these components to the space radiation environment. Testing was mostly focused on SEE from protons and heavy ions.
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DW-2 | CHALICE: Calculator for Highly Accurate Laser-Induced Carrier Excitation
A. Ildefonso1, J. Hales2, T. Crane2, D. McMorrow2 1. Indiana University Bloomington, USA 2. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, USA We present details on the operation of CHALICE, which is a freely available online tool that calculates fundamental quantities related to pulsed-laser SEE testing including laser-equivalent LET and deposited charge. |
DW-3 | Single-Event Latch-up Data from Heavy-Ion Irradiation of COTS Components with Inter-Lot Variability Study
D. Soderstrom1, I. Slipukhin1, M. Sacristan Barbero2, M. Poizat3, T. Borel3, H. Kettunen4, M. Sivertz5, N. Emriskova1, A. Waets1, K. Bilko1, M. Delrieux1, R. Garcia1 1. CERN, Switzerland 2. CIEMAT - CERN, Switzerland 3. ESA, Netherlands 4. RADEF, Finland 5. NSRL-BNL, USA Multiple samples of five different references of COTS components have been irradiated at various heavy-ion facilities, and measured single-event latch-up cross sections are reported. Part-to-part variations of latch-ups sensitivities are investigated. |
DW-4 | Radiation Evaluation of the TPS7H6101-SEP Radiation-Tolerant 200V, 12A GaN Half Bridge Power Stage
T. Lew1, A. Marinelarena1, M. Trevino1 1. Texas Instruments, USA Single Events Effect (SEE) characterization and total ionizing dose (TID) results for the TPS7H6101-SEP eGaN power stage are summarized, showing very robust SEE performance up to LETEFF=43 MeV-cm2/mg and excellent TID behavior to 50 krad(Si).
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DW-5 | Compendium of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Current Radiation Effects Test Results
M. O’Bryan1, L. Ryder2, J. Lauenstein2, E. Wilcox3, K. Ryder3, T. Carstens2, S. Roffe2, A. Wood2, M. Campola2, J. Osheroff3, M. Joplin3 1. SSAI, Inc., USA 2. NASA GSFC, USA 3. NASA, USA We present results and analysis investigating the effects of radiation on a variety of candidate spacecraft electronics to heavy ion and proton induced single-event effects (SEE), proton-induced displacement damage dose, and total ionizing dose (TID).
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DW-6 | Soft Error Evaluation of 12nm FinFET Technology Based on COTS GPU Neutron Testing
L. Artola1, A. Urena-Acuna1, E. Christopher2, C. Li2, G. Hubert1 1. ONERA - University of Toulouse, France 2. University of Saskatchewan, Canada This work presents the experimental SEE evaluation of TU104 COTS-GPU designed in 12nm FinFET technology under neutron irradiations. SEU and SEFI events are discussed and compared with SEU modeling to consolidate the technology susceptibility acknowledge.
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DW-7 | Neutron Radiation Results of Fault-Tolerant Soft RISC-V Linux SoCs on SRAM-based FPGAs
A. Wilson1, G. Baker1, M. Wirthlin1 1. Brigham Young University, USA This work presents a fault-tolerant RISC-V Linux SoC employing TMR, ECC, and SEU-aware placement on Kintex 7 and KU060 FPGAs. The neutron radiation results demonstrate improved cross-section up to 43 times for the mitigation methods.
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DW-8 | Total Ionizing Dose Effects on Clock Systems and Peripheral Modules of the MSP430FR6989
I. Hudson1, J. Carpenter1, T. Peyton1, J. Kim1, R. Baltazar Felipe1, J. Ermi1, D. Loveless1 1. IU CREATE, USA TID testing of the MSP430FR6989 microcontroller was conducted to evaluate bias dependence and variation in peripheral module degradation. Three peripherals were tested at two low-power modes and over 30 configurations, showing variability in TID response.
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DW-9 | Threshold Shifts Caused by TID Depending on Memory Cell States in Charge Trap Flash Memories
T. Ozawa1, F. Jun2, K. Kobayashi1 1. Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan 2. Okayama Prefectural University, Japan Total Ionizing Dose effect on Triple Level Cell NAND flash was studied. Threshold shifts and retention degradation varied by programmed state and electric field direction. Errors are from both charge loss and peripheral circuit degradation.
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DW-10 | Radiation Evaluation of the TPS7H502X-SP Radiation-Hardness-Assured (RHA) Single-Ended PWM Controller with Integrated Silicon (Si) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) Field Effect Transistor (FET) Gate Driver
T. Lew1, A. Marinelarena1, E. Johnson1 1. Texas Instruments, USA Single Events Effect (SEE) characterization and total ionizing dose (TID) results for the TPS7H502X-SP single-ended PWM controller with integrated gate driver are summarized, showing robust SEE performance up to LETEFF=75 MeV-cm2/mg and excellent TID behavior.
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DW-11 | Characterization of Several RF Devices Sensitivity to Total Ionizing Dose
J. Diot1, G. Assaillit1, D. Poujols1, M. Gaillardin1 1. CEA, France Radio-Frequency (RF) components are increasingly used. It is therefore essential to be able to characterize their sensitivity to ionizing radiation. The aim of this study is to determine the susceptibility of five RF components.
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DW-12 | Single-Event Effects in Commercial Photonic Transceivers
G. Tzintzarov1, J. Ocheltree1, G. Allen2, C. Boone1, A. Bozovich2 1. The Aerospace Corporation, USA 2. NASA JPL, USA The Aerospace Corporation is beginning to build a database of heavy ion data for COTS small form-factor pluggable transceivers. A small collection of transceivers were exposed to heavy ions and SEFI cross sections are shown.
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DW-13 | 2025 CERN Compendium of Radiation Effects in Candidate Electronics for High-Energy Particle Accelerator Systems
R. Ferraro1, A. Zimmaro1, A. Scialdone1, G. Foucard1, E. Vasileiadi1, S. Georgakakis1, V. Pirc1, S. Danzeca1, A. Masi1 1. CERN, Switzerland The sensitivity of a variety of components for particle accelerator electronics has been analyzed against Single Event Effects, Total Ionizing Dose and Displacement Damage. The tested parts include analog, linear, digital, and mixed devices.
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DW-14 | System-Level Single Event Effects Testing of the PIRT 1280MVCam InGaAs Infrared Camera
L. Ryder1, J. Lauenstein1, M. Campola1, M. Kowalewski1 1. NASA GSFC, USA System-level SEE testing was conducted on a commercial-off-the-shelf InGaAs camera to examine the impacts of SEFIs originating within the constitutive electronics. SEFI signatures and the complexities of testing tightly packaged commercial imaging systems are discussed.
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DW-15 | SEE and Total Dose Results of the ISL74324Mxx 500MHz-6.5GHz RF Amplifier
W. Newman1, M. Campanella1, D. Thornberry1, M. Bailly1, E. Thomson1 1. Renesas Electronics America, USA We report the single event performance and low dose rate TID results of the radiation-hardened ISL74324Mxx 500MHz-6.5GHz Broadband RF Amplifier.
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DW-16 | The Radiation Performance and Production Flows of Renesas’s Radiation Tolerant and Radiation Hardened Space Plastic Parts
W. Newman1, M. Campanella1, J. Brewster1, E. Thomson1 1. Renesas Electronics America, USA We describe the production flows of Renesas’s ISL71xxxM/SLHM families of radiation-tolerant and radiation-hardened plastic-package integrated circuits and report some example single event and TID results.
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DW-17 | Total Dose and SEE Testing of the ISL74420M Radiation Tolerant Quad Clock Fanout IC
N. van Vonno1, W. Newman1, L. Pearce1, E. Thomson1, M. Campanella1 1. Renesas Electronics America, USA We report results of total ionizing dose and single-event effects testing on the radiation tolerant ISL74420M Quad Clock Fanout IC. The part provides four synchronized clocks and is particularly useful in multiphase power converters. |
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Compendium of Single-Event Effects Test Results for Candidate Electronics at NASA Johnson Space Center from 2024 R. Rinderknecht1, S. Martinez2, K. Nguyen1, E. Agarwal3, J. Pritts1, B. Reddell1, R. Gaza1 1. NASA Johnson Space Center, USA 2. NASA, USA 3. NASA Johnson Space Center, EV5 Electronic Design and Manufacturing Branch, USA We present single-event effect (SEE) test results and analysis produced by NASA JSC in 2024 for candidate electronic components and devices. Devices tested include commercial memories, integrated circuits, and a prototype flight unit.
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DW-19 | Total Dose and Single-Event Effects Testing of the ISL75054 Ultra-Low Noise LDO
M. Campanella1, W. Newman1, N. van Vonno1, D. Wackley1, P. Larry1, E. Thomson1, C. Thomson1 1. Renesas Electronics America, USA We report the single event effects and total ionizing dose test results for the ISL75054 ultra-low noise low-dropout regulator.
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DW-20 | Total Ionizing Dose Response of COTS Operational Amplifiers
D. Feist1, D. Hiemstra2, A. Noguera Cundar1, J. Cardenas Chavez1, L. Chen1 1. University of Saskatchewan, Canada 2. MDA, Canada This study evaluated the Total Ionizing Dose response of four different COTS operational amplifiers using low dose rate 60Co irradiation. Results revealed all amplifiers remained functional up to 30 krad(Si).
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DW-21 | TID and SEE Response of the AMC1350EVM Isolation Amplifier
A. Noguera Cundar1, D. Hiemstra2, J. Cardenas Chavez1, L. Chen1 1. University of Saskatchewan, Canada 2. MDA, Canada TID and SEE effects on the AMC1350 isolation amplifier were studied using low dose rate 60Co irradiation and high-energy protons respectively. The isolation amplifier showed high robustness against radiation.
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DW-22 | Radiation Evaluation of the TPS7H4104-SP Radiation-Hardness-Assured (RHA) 3V to 7V Input, 3A/Channel Quad-Channel Synchronous Step-Down Converter
A. Marinelarena1, T. Lew1, J. Cruz-Colon1 1. Texas Instruments, USA Single Events Effects characterization and Total Ionizing Dose results for the
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DW-23 | Investigating the suitability of High-Performance Linux-based System-on-Modules for Lunar Applications
L. Coïc1, G. Giuffrida2, E. Le Goulven1, S. Yjjou1, A. Marino2, P. Garcia1, L. Turchi3, G. Magistrati4, A. Cowley4 1. TRAD, France 2. IngeniArs, Italy 3. SPACECLICK, Italy 4. European Space Agency, Netherlands Characterization campaigns conducted on two System-on-Modules destined for lunar surface applications are presented. Their TID and SEE sensitivities were investigated under irradiation. Outgassing, Offgassing and Lifetest campaigns were also performed in this ESA project.
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DW-24 | Development of a Double Scattering System for Radiation Effects
C. Corbridge1 1. ProNova Solutions, USA A double scattering system has been developed at ProNova Solutions for radiation effects testing. This system utilizes protons more efficiently, resulting in a more uniform 40 cm diameter beam.
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DW-25 | Functional Failure Induced by TID at Low-Dose Rate and High Energy Proton SEE Response of Commercial-off-the-Shelf Electronics
B. Torres-Kulik1, M. Mahmud1, D. Hiemstra1 1. MDA Space, Canada Commercial-off-the-shelf electronic components were subjected to gamma (60CO) irradiation at low-dose rate and 105 MeV protons to characterize their susceptibility to total ionizing dose and proton induced single event effects respectively.
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DW-26 | Total Ionizing Dose Characterization of Microchip Retriggerable Latching Current Limiting Power Switch
S. Russell1, D. Johnson1, E. Colmet-Daage1 1. Microchip Technology, USA The 100 krad total ionizing dose characterization results of Microchip Technology’s radiation-hardened quad retriggerable latching current limiter (RLCL) power switch IC, the LX7714, are presented.
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DW-27 | SEE Evaluation of a Serverless Computing Architecture under 14-MeV Neutrons
D. Pacios1, M. Rezaei1, J. Vázquez-Poletti1, S. Ignacio-Cerrato1, J. Clemente1 1. Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Spain This paper presents the effects of 14-MeV neutrons on a NVIDIA Jetson Nano running a serverless computing architecture. SDCs and DUEs were observed in its CPU and GPU when executing a serverless-based FFT function.
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DW-28 | Heavy Ion Induced Single Event Effects on the Agilex Commercial Off-the-Shelf CMOS Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
R. Koga1, S. Davis1, J. Shanney1, K. Pham1, C. Cao1, K. Pham1, J. Dixon1 1. Aerospace, USA Agilex field programmable gate array (FPGA) was tested for single event effects with heavy ions. SEEs such as SEU and SEFI were detected. No destructive SELs were observed.
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DW-29 | Neutron-Induced Upsets and Stuck Bits on COTS Pseudo-Static RAMs
M. Rezaei1, F. Franco Peláez1, A. Colangeli2, J. Clemente1 1. Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Spain 2. ENEA Frascati Research Center, Italy This paper presents an experimental study on the SEE radiation effects of several pseudo-static RAMs (PSRAMs) under 14-MeV neutrons. SEFIs and stuck-at faults were observed while performing static and dynamic tests.
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DW-30 | Guide to the 2024 IEEE Radiation Effects Data Workshop Record
D. Hiemstra1 1. MDA Space, Canada The 2024 Workshop Record has been reviewed and a table prepared to facilitate the search for radiation response data by part number, type, or effect.
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DW-31 | Single Event Upset Characterization of the Versal® Adaptive SoC Using Proton Irradiation
D. Hiemstra1, N. Hu1 1. MDA Space, Canada Proton induced SEU cross-sections of the SRAM which stores the logic configuration and certain functional blocks of the Versal® Adaptive SoC Processing System and Programmable Logic are presented. Upset rate in the space radiation environment is estimated.
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DW-32 | Single-Event Latchup Analysis and Mitigation Techniques on I/O Standard Cells in a 12nm Bulk FinFET Technology Node
M. Evans1, G. Poe1, J. Laporte1, S. Vibbert1, T. Haeffner1, J. Kauppila1, L. Massengill1 1. Reliable MicroSystems, LLC, USA Guard ring design variations are explored to mitigate single-event latch-up for Input/Output cell design. Data is presented for 12nm bulk FinFET I/O standard cells and custom structures to explore device spacing and guard ring effectiveness.
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DW-33 | Single Event Latch-up Performance of the INA240 with Mitigation Technique & Proton vs. Heavy Ion Rate Prediction
A. Dyer1, M. Brozak1, S. Kulkarni1, A. Hof1 1. Mynaric, Germany The SEE response of the TI-INA240 Bidirectional Current Sense Amplifier has been tested with high energy protons and heavy ions to evaluate on orbit upset rates. A successful SEL mitigation and its effectiveness is presented. |
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System-level Avionics Single Event Effects Testing for Extreme Space Weather Conditions A. Hands1, E. Benton2, C. Bélanger-Champagne1, B. Gersey3, M. Trinczek1, E. Blackmore1 1. TRIUMF, Canada 2. Oklahoma State University, USA 3. Founders Classical Academy, USA We present new dosimetry measurements for the development of a space weather test facility at TRIUMF, which is capable of recreating the extreme neutron fluxes that would be experienced by avionics during a 1-in-1000-year event.
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DW-35 | General Purpose RISC-V Processor and SOC SEE Test Results
S. Guertin1 1. NASA JPL, USA We report SEE performance of RISC-V processors from StarFive (JH7110) and SiFive (U740). L2 Cache bit errors and crashes of a Linux OS provide upset sensitivity and system impact.
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DW-36 | Reliability Impacts of Non-Destructive Single-Event Latch-ups in Commercial Electronics
S. Martinez1, R. Gaza1, R. Ladbury2, L. Ochs2, G. Allen3, A. Topper4, T. Mondy2, R. Hodson5 1. NASA Johnson Space Center, USA 2. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA 3. NASA JPL, USA 4. SSAI, USA 5. Langley Research Center, USA This paper presents the results of reliability life testing performed on commercial electronic devices that experienced non-destructive single-event latch-up (SEL) during heavy-ion testing. Lifetime degradations and their implications for space applications are discussed.
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DW-37 | TID Induced Parametric Degradation of Commercial-off-the-Shelf Electronics and their SEE responses
M. Mahmud1, B. Torreskulik1, D. Hiemstra1 1. MDA Space, Canada To characterize the radiation susceptibility, commercial-off-the-shelf electronic components were tested to gamma (Co-60) irradiation for total ionizing dose and to 105 MeV proton irradiation for single event effects.
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DW-38 | Multi-Angle Single Event Effects Characterization of 100V GaN-on-Si Power Transistor
J. Brandt1, R. Strittmatter2 1. EPC SPACE, USA 2. EPC Corp, USA We report on Single Event (SEE) characterization of latest generation radiation hardened 100V GaN-on-Si transistors. Testing was conducted at NSRL using 147MeV/n Bi ion with nominal LET of ~83MeV/mg*cm2(in Si) over multiple angles.
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DW-39 | Total Ionizing Dose Effects on 28nm Microchip RT PolarFire® FPGA SRAM Physical Unclonable Functions
M. Urias1, A. Cai1, N. Rezzak1, R. Newell1, R. Chipana-Quispe1, K. Dave1 1. Microchip Technology, Inc., USA This paper provides Total Ionizing Dose (TID) results and experimental evidence of the 28nm PolarFire® FPGA SRAM physical unclonable functions (PUF) maintaining operational reliability exceeding 100 krad(SiO2), demonstrating potential suitability for space application security.
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DW-40 | Complexities of Ionizing Radiation Testing of State-of-the-Art Single Board Computers
C. Billie1, R. Pinson2, B. Rutherford1, M. Spear2, W. Slater2, H. Quinn2 1. University of New Mexico COSMIAC, USA 2. Air Force Research Laboratory, USA Evaluating complex computing systems presents challenges due to the radiation testing requirements. This work investigates ionizing radiation effects in Nvidia SBCs and power systems and components to better understand testing schemes to increase testing efficiency.
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DW-41 | In-Situ Measurement of TID Performance of Alphacore’s 22-nm SOI RO-PLL
R. Chandru1, K. Balantrapu1, A. Benedetto1, H. Choudhary1, M. Turowski1, P. Bikkina1, E. Mikkola1, A. Levy1 1. Alphacore Inc, USA Alphacore’s RO-PLL is irradiated in Co-60 chamber up to 300 krad and we observe degradation of jitter (6x from 290fs), duty cycle distortion (6x from 0.2%) and voltage amplitude (up to 100mV from 260mV).
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DW-42 | Neutron Radiation Testing of Multiple System-on-Chip Devices Using an Open Test Framework
J. Goeders1, W. Smith1, J. Bertrand1, E. Hunter1, M. Wirthlin1 1. Brigham Young University, USA This work presents an open-source framework for neutron testing of various system-on-chip (SoC) devices. The framework is demonstrated through a neutron test with four different types of SoC boards and 16 boards in total.
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DW-43 | Radiation-Induced Single-Event Effects on Gemini APU In-Memory Processors
D. Wildenstein1, M. Gruber2, G. Williams3, N. Sampson3, A. George1 1. University of Pittsburgh, USA 2. Troxel Aerospace, USA 3. GSI Technology, USA Processing-in-memory architectures exhibit many characteristics beneficial for spaceflight, including fast performance and low power consumption. This research documents the first heavy ion radiation test of the Gemini-I APU processing-in-memory architecture for single-event effects.
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DW-44 | Impact of Single-Event Upsets on an SPI-Controlled Ka-Band Radiation-Hardened Beamformer Core Chip for Space Applications
N. Pelagalli1, F. Pergolesi2, F. Vargas1, A. Franzese3, A. Malignaggi1, C. Carta1 1. Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics, Germany 2. Paradigma Technologies, Slovenia 3. Qualcomm Technologies Inc., USA This paper presents high-energy radiation tests on a 28-GHz SPI-controlled beamformer chip for satellite communications in 130nm SiGe BiCMOS rad-hard technology. Results show robust RF performance and mixed-signal functionality despite increased SEU sensitivity.
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DW-45 | High-Speed In-situ TID Testing of QSFP Transceivers
R. Chandru1, D. Ramaswami1, K. Balantrapu1, E. Mikkola1, S. Moazeni2 1. Alphacore Inc, USA 2. Univ of Washington Seattle, USA We describe a lightweight test setup irradiating QSFPs in Co-60 chamber and observe 100% reduction of the eye-opening at 12.5Gbps for DUTs with link loss and an increase in BER of up to 1000x.
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DW-46L | 2025 Compendium of Recent Test Results of Single Event Effects Conducted by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Radiation Effects Group
G. Allen1, S. Vartanian1, F. Irom1, A. Daniel1, S. Guertin1, A. Bozovich1 1. NASA JPL, USA
This paper reports heavy ion induced SEE results for a variety of microelectronic for possible use on NASA missoins. The compendium covers devices tested between 2020-2025. It is formatted as an update to the SEE compendia.
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DW-47L | SEE and beam characterization with high energy heavy ions at HIMAC
M. Cecchetto1, K. Bilko2, R. Garcia1, S. Kodaira3, J. Autran4 1. CERN, Switzerland 2. Université Jean Monnet, France 3. National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Japan 4. Institut de Physique de Rennes (IPR), France
Single event effect cross sections and energy deposition events in a silicon diode were measured with high energy heavy ions at HIMAC, in Japan, by varying LETs through PMMA degraders.
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DW-48L | Radiation Characterization of Radiation Hardened by Design 12 nm FinFET Memories
R. Lawrence1, J. Ross1, M. Casey1 1. BAE Systems, USA
Total Dose and Single Event Effect test results are discussed on Radiation Hardened by Design (RHBD) 12 nm FinFET memory devices.
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DW-49L | Radiation Effects Characterization of TI ADC168M102R-SP Analog to Digital Converter (ADC)
V. Narayanan1, T. Senter1, R. Rao1 1. Texas Instruments Inc., USA
Radiation study of ADC168M102R-SP 8-channel, 16-bit analog-to-digital converter released for space applications. Device passed 100 krad total dose and is latch-up immune up to 75 MeV-cm2/mg at 125C. SET was characterized up to 48 MeV-cm2/mg.
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DW-50L | Radiation Effects Characterization of TI ADC3683-SP 18bit Analog to Digital Converter (ADC)
V. Narayanan1, E. Rives1, A. Arounpradith1, R. Rajagopalan1 1. Texas Instruments Inc, USA
Radiation study of ADC3683-SP 2-channel, 18-bit analog-to-digital converter released for space applications. Device passed 300 krad total dose and is latch-up immune up to 75 MeV-cm2/mg at 125C. SET was characterized up to 78 MeV-cm2/mg.
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DW-51L | SEE and TID test results of Microchip’s M6™ Power MOSFET Technology
O. Mansilla1 1. Microchip, USA
Microchip’s M6™ technology has been developed to provide reliability and radiation hardness on power MOSFETs for space applications. This paper focuses on the test results, total ionizing dose (TID) and destructive single event effects (SEE).
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DW-52L | Heavy ions single event latchup test results for the NA2200 analog front-end
T. Rajkowski1, G. Szaciłowski1, A. Dziedzic1 1. National Centre for Nuclear Research, Poland
Heavy ions SEL test results of the NA2200 analog front-end are presented. The component might be considered for use in some space applications, although further radiation characterization (including soft SEEs and TID effects) is required.
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DW-53L | SEE Results of a Custom Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC) Using Global Foundries 130 nm Technology
M. Byers1, A. Omprakash1, R. Young1, B. Liu1, R. Ng1, A. Lara1, A. Huynh1, J. Steffan1, A. Soto1, M. Herrera1, D. Kachuche1, E. Normandy1, B. Do1, R. De Jesus1, R. Lyons1 1. Raytheon, USA
SEE test results for a custom PMIC are presented for heavy ion and proton environments. While no destructive events were observed, latchup was observed in the heavy ion environment. SEFIs were observed in both environments.
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DW-54L | Heavy Ion-Induced Single-Event Effects in eGaN HEMTs
A. Billa1, P. Maloney1, G. Mayberry2, T. Liu2, B. Bolton1, H. Parra1, F. Ahmed1, J. Debnath1, D. Fleetwood2, E. Zhang1 1. University of Central Florida, USA 2. Vanderbilt University, USA Angular and electric-field dependences of SELC and SEB were investigated in EPC2037 and EPC2038 eGaN HEMTs using 16- and 20-MeV ions. SELC and SEB sensitivity are found under Xe irradiation at high drain bias.
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4:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Conference Open Meeting
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM: New NPSS Member Reception
Grand Ballroom
Friday
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM: Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM: Invited Talk - TBA
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM: Session H—Hardening by Design Introduction
Chair: Enxia Zhang, UCF
9:35 AM – 10:05 AM: Session H—Hardening by Design
9:35 AM - 9:50 AM: H-1 Radiation-Hardened-by-Design Techniques to Mitigate Inductor-Originated Single-Event Frequency Transients in CMOS LC-Tank Oscillators
G. Adom-bamfi1, S. Biereigel2, E. Tackx1, P. Leroux1, J. Prinzie1
- KU Leuven, Belgium
- CERN, Switzerland
This work investigates RHBD techniques to mitigate SEFT in CMOS oscillators caused by single-event sensitivity in on-chip inductors. Heavy-ion microbeam tests on DCO circuits show that incorporating N+ islands and N-well layers reduces SEFT sensitivity.
9:50 AM - 10:05 AM: H-2 Design and Testing of a 32-Bit Radiation-Tolerant RISC-V Microcontroller Fabricated at the 22-nm FDSOI Node
C. Elash1, Z. Li1, J. Xing1, P. Pour momen1, D. Ramaswami1, D. Lambert1, J. Cardenas1, R. Fung2, S. Wen2, G. Martin3, L. Chen1
- University of Saskatchewan, Canada
- Cisco, USA
- QuickLogic Corporation, USA
A 32-bit RISC-V microcontroller is designed and fabricated at a 22-nm FDSOI node using Radiation Hardening by Design Techniques. Testing of the device shows remarkable tolerance to single event effects from protons and heavy ions.
10:05 AM – 10:45 AM: Morning Break
Pre-Function
10:45 AM – 10:50 AM: Session I—Power Devices and Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors Introduction
Chair: Art Witulski, Vanderbilt
10:50 AM – 12:05 PM: Session I—Power Devices and Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM: I-1 Temperature Effect of Single Event Burnout and Leakage Current in SiC Power MOSFETs
K. Niskanen1, A. Javanainen1, C. Martinella2, A. Witulski3, H. Kettunen1
- University of Jyväskylä, Finland
- APS Laboratory - ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- Vanderbilt University, USA
The effect of temperature on the heavy ion response of SiC power MOSFETs was investigated. The single event burnout (SEB) threshold increased and the ion-induced leakage current decreased with increasing temperature.
11:05 AM - 11:20 AM: I-2 Physical Model for Epitaxial Doping Dependence of Single-Event Leakage Current in SiC Power Devices
A. Sengupta1, D. Ball1, S. Islam1, A. Senarath1, A. Witulski1, R. Schrimpf1, K. Galloway1, E. Zhang1, M. Alles1, R. Reed1, M. Mccurdy1, J. Osheroff2, B. Jacob3, C. Hitchcock3, S. Goswami3, J. Hutson4
1. Vanderbilt University, USA
2. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
3. General Electric Global Research, USA
4. Lipscomb University, USA
Heavy-ion single-event burnout and leakage behavior of 1.2 kV and 3.3 kV silicon carbide power devices are analyzed based on radiation tests. The voltage capability of these devices affects the burnout and leakage thresholds differently.
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM: I-3 Laser-Induced Single-Event Burnout in GaN Devices
A. Khachatrian1, A. Koehler1, S. Buchner2, J. Hales2, D. Mcmorrow1
- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, USA
- Jacobs, Inc., USA
Single-event effects in GaN devices are studied using ultrafast laser pulses. Defects in the GaN material lead to an increased sensitivity to SEB, suggesting that the pulsed laser can be used to screen devices.
11:35 AM - 11:50 AM: I-4 Investigations on TID Effects-Induced Parasitic Transistors in GaN Cascode Power Transistors
H. Couillaud1, M. Gaillardin1, L. Artola2, G. Hubert2
- CEA, DAM, CEA-Gramat, France
- ONERA/DPHY, France
TID effects are studied for two commercial GaN Cascode power technologies. TID triggers unexpected parasitic transistors which are investigated using both experiments and TCAD simulations.
11:50 AM - 12:05 PM: I-5 Failure Mechanism Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation with TCAD for Wide Area SEB in 4H-SiC Power Device caused by Proton and Neutron Irradiation
H. Lee1
- QRT Inc, Korea, Republic of
The failure phenomenon in a wide area was analyzed, and this was explained with physical analysis and TCAD based proposed trap-assist tunneling current model for SEB during irradiation in SiC power diode.