Radiation effects in reconfigurable FPGAs

Quinn, Heather

doi:10.1088/1361-6641/aa57f6

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“…Finally, a fraction of them can be trapped in deep hole traps, inducing long term effects in the bulk with consequent alteration of the electrical characteristics of the electronic devices. 11,[16][17][18][19][20][21] Regarding the optical components for Space applications, a potential damage induced by radiation can be detrimental to the performances of the whole optical system. The typical radiationinduced effect consists of the transmittance loss due to the formation of charged defects (colour centres) and of network disorder increase.…”

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Calliope 60Co gamma irradiation facility for space qualification at ENEA-casaccia research centre (Rome)

Cemmi¹,

Baccaro²,

Sarcina³

2019

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The radiation damage induced by hostile environment on optical and electronic components and devices underwent several studies since last decades. In order to evaluate the radiation damage on materials it is useful to irradiate them by energetic particles which simulate the radiation environment in which they will be used. The 60 Co Calliope facility, located at the ENEA-Casaccia Research Centre (Rome), is involved in radiation processing researches and qualifications on materials and devices for hostile radiation environment, such as nuclear plants, Space and High Energy Physics experiments. This paper aims to highlight the importance of the qualification and research activities for Space applications and the key role of the Calliope gamma irradiation facility in this field. Some experimental results and researches performed on irradiated optical coating materials and commercial glassy substrates (BK7-B, BK7-G18 and Suprasil 2B) suitable for Space applications are discussed. While BK7-B shows a significant transmittance loss in the whole visible and ultraviolet range even at low gamma absorbed dose, BK7-G18 and Suprasil 2B appear to be good candidates for applications also in extreme environment.

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Calliope 60Co gamma irradiation facility for space qualification at ENEA-casaccia research centre (Rome)

Cemmi¹,

Baccaro²,

Sarcina³

2019

PAIJ

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“…The space radiation issues, like total ionising dose (TID) and single event upsets (SEU), are important concerns when choosing components for design that will be used in space [19]. For the static random access memory-based FPGAs, like the one used for our design, there are many established methods for mitigating these issues [20], [21].…”

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High-Capacity FPGA Router for Satellite Backbone Network

Jankovic

Smiljanic

Vesovic

et al. 2020

IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst.

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Satellite backbone networks provide a viable means of establishing broadband connectivity for remote, sparsely populated areas. In addition, satellite communication systems are well suited for airborne, maritime, and disaster relief environments. Technologies for links are continuing to improve in performance and power efficiency, making onboard regeneration and routing feasible within spacecraft power envelope. In this article, we implement and analyze a spaceborne router design integrated on a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). FPGA provides a flexibility needed to circumvent space radiation effects on chip circuitry, as they can be reconfigured at runtime. We explored scalability of the high-end state-of-the art FPGA chip family, and its ability to support high bit-rate satellite links: 10 Gbps satellite-to-ground links and 100 Gbps intersatellite links. Through implementation and testing, we confirm that the current FPGA technology can support space routers with very high data throughput.

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“…TID causes a degradation of the transistors as ionizing radiation accumulates on the component. This degradation leads to creating trapped charges that will slowly affect the electrical parameters of the device (threshold voltage (V th ) and leakage current) [9]. In this context, NMOS and PMOS transistors behave differently.…”

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Total Ionizing Dose Effects on a Delay-Based Physical Unclonable Function Implemented in FPGAs

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Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) are hardware security primitives that are increasingly being used for authentication and key generation in ICs and FPGAs. For space systems, they are a promising approach to meet the needs for secure communications at low cost. To this purpose, it is essential to determine if they are reliable in the space radiation environment. In this work we evaluate the Total Ionizing Dose effects on a delay-based PUF implemented in SRAM-FPGA, namely a Ring Oscillator PUF. Several major quality metrics have been used to analyze the evolution of the PUF response with the total ionizing dose. Experimental results demonstrate that total ionizing dose has a perceptible effect on the quality of the PUF response, but it could still be used for space applications by making some appropriate corrections.

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Radiation effects in reconfigurable FPGAs

Cited by 43 publications

References 23 publications

Calliope 60Co gamma irradiation facility for space qualification at ENEA-casaccia research centre (Rome)

Calliope 60Co gamma irradiation facility for space qualification at ENEA-casaccia research centre (Rome)

High-Capacity FPGA Router for Satellite Backbone Network

Total Ionizing Dose Effects on a Delay-Based Physical Unclonable Function Implemented in FPGAs

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