SINGLE EVENT LATCH-UP (SEL) MITIGATION TECHNIQUES

    公开(公告)号:US20200066713A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-27

    申请号:US16110894

    申请日:2018-08-23

    Applicant: Xilinx, Inc.

    Abstract: Examples described herein provide for single event latch-up (SEL) mitigation techniques. In an example, a circuit includes a semiconductor substrate, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a ballast resistor. The semiconductor substrate comprises a p-doped region and an n-doped region. The first transistor comprises an n+ doped source region disposed in the p-doped region of the semiconductor substrate. The second transistor comprises a p+ doped source region disposed in the n-doped region of the semiconductor substrate. The p+ doped source region, the n-doped region, the p-doped region, and the n+ doped source region form a PNPN structure. The ballast resistor is electrically connected in series with the PNPN structure between a power node and a ground node.

    Circuit for and method of storing data in an integrated circuit device

    公开(公告)号:US10263623B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-16

    申请号:US16107751

    申请日:2018-08-21

    Applicant: Xilinx, Inc.

    Abstract: A circuit for storing data in an integrated circuit is described. The circuit comprises an inverter comprising a first transistor having a first gate configured to receive input data and a first output configured to generate a first inverted data output and a second transistor having a second gate configured to receive the input data and a second output configured to generate a second inverted data output; a first pass gate coupled to the first output of the inverter; a second pass gate coupled to the second output of the inverter; and a storage element having an input coupled to receive an output of the first pass gate and an output of the second pass gate. A method of storing data in an integrated circuit is also described.

    Circuit for and method of preventing multi-bit upsets induced by single event transients

    公开(公告)号:US09825632B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-21

    申请号:US15228981

    申请日:2016-08-04

    Applicant: Xilinx, Inc.

    CPC classification number: H03K19/00315 H03K19/17728 H03K19/1776

    Abstract: A circuit for preventing multi-bit upsets induced by single event transients is described. The circuit comprises a clock generator configured to generate a first clock signal and a second clock signal; a first memory element configured to receive a first input signal and generate a first output signal, the first memory element having a first clock input configured to receive the first clock signal; and a second memory element configured to receive the first output signal and generate a second output signal, the second memory element having a second clock input configured to receive the second clock signal; wherein the first clock signal is the same as the second clock signal. A method of preventing multi-bit upsets induced by single event transients is also described.

    Mitigation of single event latchup
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09793899B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-17

    申请号:US15382385

    申请日:2016-12-16

    Applicant: Xilinx, Inc.

    CPC classification number: H03K19/17764 H03K19/0033

    Abstract: The disclosed IC includes a load circuit and a temperature sensor circuit. The temperature sensor circuit measures temperature of the IC and stores temperature data in a register. An SEL mitigation circuit monitors the IC for a temperature change indicative of an SEL. A temperature change greater than a threshold over a time interval is indicative of an SEL. The SEL mitigation circuit is configured to reduce voltage applied to the IC to a voltage level that clears an SEL in the IC in response to a temperature change exceeding the threshold and to increase voltage applied to the load circuit after the reduction in voltage.

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