Abstract:
The effect of a single radiation defects cluster formation on the transistor memory cell switching was studied. Estimates of the nuclear particle energy, capable of forming a cluster of radiation defects, causing a soft error of modern silicon transistors with various channel sizes. The failure cross sections for six and eight-element transistor memory cells are calculated for various technological processes under the influence of a neutron flux.
Keywords:transistor memory cell, radiation defect cluster, single event upset.