Single event effect in a ferroelectric-gate field-effect transistor under heavy-ion irradiation

The single event effect in ferroelectric-gate field-effect transistor （FeFET） under heavy ion irradiation is investigated in this paper. The simulation results show that the transient responses are much lower in a FeFET than in a conventional metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor （MOSFET） when the ion strikes the channel. The main reason is that the polarization-induced charges （the polarization direction here is away from the silicon surface） bring a negative surface po- tential which will affect the distribution of carders and charge collection in different electrodes significantly. The simulation results are expected to explain that the FeFET has a relatively good immunity to single event effect.     

基于55 nm DICE结构的单粒子翻转效应模拟研究

单粒子翻转(single event upset, SEU)是器件在辐照空间中应用的关键难题,本文以55 nm加固锁存单元为研究载体,通过三维数值模拟方法,获得了重离子不同入射条件下的线性能量转移(linear energy transfer, LET)阈值和电压脉冲变化曲线,研究了双互锁存储单元(dual interlockded storage cell, DICE)的抗辐照性能和其在不同入射条件下的SEU效应.研究表明,低LET值的粒子以小倾斜角入射器件时,降低了器件间的总电荷收集量,使得主器件节点的电压峰值和电压脉宽最小,器件SEU敏感性最低;由于空穴与电子迁移率的差异,导致DICE锁存器中Nhit的入射角敏感性远大于Phit;合理调节晶体管间距可以削弱电荷共享效应,使得从器件总电荷收集量减小,仿真计算得到此工艺下晶体管间距不能小于1.2μm.相关仿真结果可为DICE锁存单元单粒子效应的物理机制研究和加固技术提供理论依据和数据支持,有助于加快存储器件在宇航领域的应用步伐.