Radiation Prediction Tool Dedicated to Analyze and Harden by Design readout circuits of photonic ICs

L. Artola (1) , S. Ducret (2) , G. Hubert (1) , F. Perrier (2) , N. Ricard (2)

1 ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab [Toulouse]
2 SOFRADIR (Veurey-Voroize)

This work presents an SEE prediction tool called MUSCA SEP3 and its interest in failure investigations and in providing a help for designers with the aim to optimize the SEE sensitivity of Sofradir readout circuit. Estimations and a failure analysis at circuit level were presented. Comparisons between predictions and experimental data obtained under heavy ion are consistent. Analyses of critical area of the cell allow to propose a hardening technique which reduces the SEE sensitivity of the D Flip-Flop (D- FF) of the readout circuit without any area penalty and with a power saving.

Domaines: Physique de l'espace [physics.space-ph]

L. Artola, S. Ducret, G. Hubert, F. Perrier, N. Ricard. Radiation Prediction Tool Dedicated to Analyze and Harden by Design readout circuits of photonic ICs. AMICSA 2016, Jun 2016, GOTEBORG, Sweden. ⟨hal-01354111⟩