Update of Single Event Effects Radiation Hardness Assurance of Readout Integrated Circuit of Infrared Image Sensors at Cryogenic Temperature

Laurent Artola (1) , Ahmad Al Youssef (1) , Samuel Ducret (2) , Franck Perrier (2) , Raphael Buiron (2) , Olivier Gilard (3) , Julien Mekki (3) , Mathieu Boutillier (3) , Guillaume Hubert (1) , Christian Poivey (4, 5)

1 DPHY, ONERA, Université de Toulouse [Toulouse]
2 SOFRADIR (Veurey-Voroize)
3 CNES - Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse]
4 ESTEC - European Space Research and Technology Centre
5 ESA - Agence Spatiale Européenne = European Space Agency

This paper review presents Single Event Effects (SEE) irradiation tests under heavy ions of the test-chip of D-Flip-Flop (DFF) cells and complete readout integrated circuits (ROIC) as a function of temperature, down to 50 K. The analyses of the experimental data are completed using the SEE prediction tool MUSCA SEP3. The conclusions derived from the experimental measurements and related analyses allow to update the current SEE radiation hardness assurance (RHA) for readout integrated circuits of infrared image sensors used at cryogenic temperatures. The current RHA update is performed on SEE irradiation tests at room temperature, as opposed to the operational cryogenic temperature. These tests include SET (Single Event Transient), SEU (Single Event Upset) and SEFI (Single Event Functional Interrupt) irradiation tests. This update allows for reducing the cost of ROIC qualifications and the test setup complexity for each space mission.

Mots clés: D-FLIP-FLOP; READ OUT INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; SINGLE EVENT TRANSIENT; SINGLE EVENT UPSETS; SINGLE EVENT FUNCTIONAL INTERRUPT; SINGLE EVENT EFFECTS; RADIATION HARDNESS ASSURANCE; INFRARED DETECTOR; SILICON; CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURE

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

Laurent Artola, Ahmad Al Youssef, Samuel Ducret, Franck Perrier, Raphael Buiron, et al.. Update of Single Event Effects Radiation Hardness Assurance of Readout Integrated Circuit of Infrared Image Sensors at Cryogenic Temperature. Sensors, 2018, 18 (7), pp.2338. ⟨10.3390/s18072338⟩. ⟨hal-01858224⟩