An Investigation of the SET Response of Devices and Differential Pairs in a 32-nm SOI CMOS Technology

Autor: Nelson E. Lourenco, Zachary E. Fleetwood, Troy D. England, Nicolas J.-H. Roche, Ickhyun Song, Dale McMorrow, Adrian Ildefonso, Jeffrey H. Warner, Seungwoo Jung, Ani Khachatrian, Robert L. Schmid, S. P. Buchner, Adilson S. Cardoso, Pauline Paki, John D. Cressler
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 62:2643-2649
ISSN: 1558-1578
0018-9499
DOI: 10.1109/tns.2015.2499298
Popis: The single event effect (SEE) response of devices and differential pairs in a 32-nm SOI CMOS technology is explored using laser-induced carrier injection and TCAD simulations. Both nFETs and pFETs in this technology exhibit similar sensitive area to laser-induced SEE and are strongly dependent on the drain bias condition. TCAD simulations were conducted in order to confirm results and utilize a 3-D mixed-mode simulation approach to more accurately model testing conditions. The differential pair (diff. pair) circuit SEE response extends the discussion to include the use of these devices in a core analog/RF circuit block. The analysis includes the use of floating body (FB) and body-connected (BC) devices. Body-connected FETs tend to exhibit a transient response that is much shorter in duration when compared directly to its floating body counterpart.
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