Atmospheric neutrons are a known source of Soft Errors (SE), in static and dynamic CMOS memories. This paper shows for the first time that atmospheric neutrons are able to induce SE in Flash memories as well. Detailed experimental results provide an explanation linking the Floating Gate (FG) cell SE rate to the physics of the neutron-matter interaction. The neutron sensitivity is expected to increase with the number of bits per cell and the reduction of the feature size, but the SE issue is within the limit of current ECC capabilities and will remain so in the foreseeable future.

Cellere, G., Gerardin, S., Bagatin, M., Paccagnella, A., Visconti, A., Bonanomi, M., et al. (2008). Neutron-induced soft errors in advanced Flash memories. IEEE ELECTRON DEVICE LETTERS, 1-4 [10.1109/IEDM.2008.4796693].

Neutron-induced soft errors in advanced Flash memories

ANDREANI, CARLA;PIETROPAOLO, ANTONINO;
2008-01-01

Abstract

Atmospheric neutrons are a known source of Soft Errors (SE), in static and dynamic CMOS memories. This paper shows for the first time that atmospheric neutrons are able to induce SE in Flash memories as well. Detailed experimental results provide an explanation linking the Floating Gate (FG) cell SE rate to the physics of the neutron-matter interaction. The neutron sensitivity is expected to increase with the number of bits per cell and the reduction of the feature size, but the SE issue is within the limit of current ECC capabilities and will remain so in the foreseeable future.
2008
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Sì, ma tipo non specificato
Settore FIS/03 - FISICA DELLA MATERIA
English
Con Impact Factor ISI
SEE, neutron irradiation
Cellere, G., Gerardin, S., Bagatin, M., Paccagnella, A., Visconti, A., Bonanomi, M., et al. (2008). Neutron-induced soft errors in advanced Flash memories. IEEE ELECTRON DEVICE LETTERS, 1-4 [10.1109/IEDM.2008.4796693].
Cellere, G; Gerardin, S; Bagatin, M; Paccagnella, A; Visconti, A; Bonanomi, M; Beltrami, S; Roche, P; Gasiot, G; Harboe Sorensen, R; Virtanen, A; Frost, C; Fuochi, P; Andreani, C; Gorini, G; Pietropaolo, A; Platt, S
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