大气中子在系统级封装器件中引起的单粒子效应特性及机理研究

Characteristics and Mechanisms of Single Event Effects Caused by Atmospheric Neutrons in System in Package Device

  • 摘要: 基于大气中子辐照谱仪(ANIS)提供的宽能谱中子束流,开展了系统级封装(SiP)器件的加速辐照实验,观察到了中子辐照导致SiP器件发生单粒子翻转(SEU)及单粒子功能中断(SEFI)效应。SEU发生于数字信号处理器(DSP)内部的静态随机存取存储器(SRAM)模块以及现场可编程门阵列(FPGA)内部的块随机存取存储器(BRAM)模块。SEFI的错误类型主要是上位机程序闪退以及DSP状态机卡死。基于加速辐照实验结果计算了中子导致的SEU截面,探讨了工艺节点、中子束流能谱对SEU截面的影响。当工艺节点从40 nm减小到28 nm时,U型SEU截面减少了73%。热中子对SRAM模块的SEU截面有较大影响,滤除中子束流中的热中子成分后,SRAM的SEU截面下降了28.8%。基于GEANT4仿真软件对实验结果进行了分析,解释了实验组SEU截面较低的原因。最后,通过计算纽约海平面的软错误率发现,SEU最敏感模块为FPGA内部的BRAM,能量大于1 MeV高能中子引起的软错误率为766.8 FIT/Mbit,未在第二代双倍数据率同步动态随机存取存储器(DDR2 SDRAM)、FPGA内部的可配置逻辑块(CLB)和只读存储器(ROM)中发现SEU;SEFI最敏感模块为DSP。实验数据对SiP的抗中子辐照设计有重要意义。

     

    Abstract: To investigate the effects of atmospheric neutron radiation effects on a system-in-package (SiP) device, single event upset (SEU) and single event functional interruption (SEFI) were focused on in the experiment. Correlations between these effects and experimental parameters were found and the reasons for these correlations were analyzed. The accelerated irradiation experiment of a SiP device was conducted based on the atmospheric neutron irradiation spectrometer. The experiment observed the effects of SEU and SEFI caused by neutrons. SEUs are found in the static random access memory (SRAM) module of the digital signal processor (DSP) and the block random access memory (BRAM) module inside the field programmable gate array (FPGA). SEFI errors are primarily program crashes and DSP state machine freezes. The SEU cross section caused by neutrons was calculated, and the effects of process nodes and neutron beam energy spectrum on the SEU cross section were analyzed. As the process node decreases from 40 nm to 28 nm, the U-SEU cross section reduces by 73%. Thermal neutrons significantly impacts the SEU cross section of SRAM. After filtering thermal neutron components from the neutron beam, the SRAM SEU cross section decreases by 28.8%. The experimental results were analyzed through simulations performed using GEANT4, a particle transport and interaction modeling software. The simulated results provide essential insights into the underlying mechanisms contributing to the lower SEU cross section observed in the experimental. The soft error rate at New York sea level was calculated, revealing that the BRAM inside the FPGA was the most SEU-sensitive module, with a soft error rate of 766.8 FIT/Mb due to high-energy neutrons (E>1 MeV). This finding emphasizes the necessity for error correction codes (ECC) or redundancy techniques to mitigate potential SEUs in critical memory devices. No SEUs are found in DDR2 SDRAM, CLB, or ROM inside the FPGA. This resilience may stem from architectural design or test capacity. The DSP is found to be the most SEFI-sensitive module. Overall, the experimental data serve as a critical resource for guiding the design and development of SiP devices with improved resistance to neutron-induced radiation effects. The insights derived from this study are invaluable for advancing the reliability and performance of semiconductor devices operating in neutron radiation environments.

     

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