JOURNAL ARTICLE

A radiation-hardened 16/32-bit microprocessor

K.J. HassR.K. TreeceA. E. Giddings

Year: 1989 Journal:   IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Vol: 36 (6)Pages: 2252-2257   Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Abstract

A radiation-hardened 16/32-bit microprocessor has been fabricated and tested. Our initial evaluation has demonstrated that it is functional after a total gamma dose of 5Mrad(Si) and is immune to SEU from Krypton ions. 3 refs., 2 figs.

Keywords:
Single event upset Linear energy transfer Upset Resistor Radiation Ionizing radiation Microprocessor Physics Heavy ion Radiation hardening Irradiation Electrical engineering Computer science Optoelectronics Ion Nuclear physics Engineering Static random-access memory Voltage

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Citation History

Topics

Radiation Effects in Electronics
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Hardware and Architecture
Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Hardware and Architecture

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