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Development of technical platform for estimation of muon-induced soft error rates in semiconductor devices

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16H03906
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Quantum beam science
Research InstitutionKyushu University

Principal Investigator

Watanabe Yukinobu  九州大学, 総合理工学研究院, 教授 (30210959)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 橋本 昌宜  大阪大学, 情報科学研究科, 教授 (80335207)
金 政浩  九州大学, 総合理工学研究院, 准教授 (80450310)
Research Collaborator ABE Shin-ichiro  
MANABE Seiya  
SATO Hikaru  
LIAO Wang  
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥18,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,320,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥11,830,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,730,000)
Keywordsミューオン / 半導体デバイス / 照射試験 / シングルイベントアップセット / 宇宙線ミューオン計測 / 粒子輸送シミュレーション / PHITS / 加速試験 / 輸送シミュレーション
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have conducted muon irradiation experiments for 65-nm SRAM devices at two domestic facilities (J-PARC/MLF MUSE and Osaka Univ. RCNP-MuSIC). The experimental results showed that the cross sections for negative-muon induced single-event upsets (SEUs) are much larger than those for positive-muon SEUs. It was clarified that this observation can be explained by the capture of stopping negative muons by nuclei in the device by means of muon transport simulation. Moreover, we have developed a portable spectrometer for cosmic-ray muons, and measured the muon energy distribution in the concrete building and confirmed the consistency between the measured data and model prediction. Thus, we have successfully established a technical platform for estimation of muon-induced soft error rates in semiconductor devices through the present technical development on irradiation experiments, cosmic-ray muon measurements, and soft error simulations.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

放射線による半導体デバイスの誤動作は確率的に稀にしか起こらない現象であるが、IoTの普及とともに世界中で膨大な数の半導体デバイスが使われているため、今後、発生数の増加が予想される。特に、社会インフラを支えている電子機器内でいったん誤動作がおこると、致命的な障害を起こす可能性がある。本研究では、次世代半導体デバイスで顕在化が危惧されている宇宙線ミューオンに起因するソフトエラーの発生機構を実験・シミュレーションにより解明し、エラー率推定のために基盤技術を開発した。その成果を次世代半導体デバイスの設計等に応用することで、車の自動運転やIoT分野の安心・安全な半導体技術創出への貢献が期待される。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • 2016 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (17 results)

All 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (15 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Negative and Positive Muon-Induced Single Event Upsets in 65-nm UTBB SOI SRAMs2018

    • Author(s)
      Manabe Seiya、Watanabe Yukinobu、Liao Wang、Hashimoto Masanori、Nakano Keita、Sato Hikaru、Kin Tadahiro、Abe Shin-Ichiro、Hamada Koji、Tampo Motonobu、Miyake Yasuhiro
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

      Volume: 65 Issue: 8 Pages: 1742-1749

    • DOI

      10.1109/tns.2018.2839704

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Measurement and Mechanism Investigation of Negative and Positive Muon-Induced Upsets in 65-nm Bulk SRAMs2018

    • Author(s)
      Liao Wang、Hashimoto Masanori、Manabe Seiya、Watanabe Yukinobu、Abe Shin-Ichiro、Nakano Keita、Sato Hikaru、Kin Tadahiro、Hamada Koji、Tampo Motonobu、Miyake Yasuhiro
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

      Volume: 65 Issue: 8 Pages: 1734-1741

    • DOI

      10.1109/tns.2018.2825469

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] DCミューオンビームを用いたSEU断面積測定2019

    • Author(s)
      馬原 巧, 渡辺幸信, 真鍋征也, 廖 望, 橋本昌宜, 齋藤岳志, 新倉 潤, 友野 大, 佐藤 朗, 二宮和彦
    • Organizer
      第9回Muon科学と加速器研究研究会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Estimation of Muon-Induced SEU Rates for 65-nm Bulk and UTBB-SOI SRAMs, RADECS2018, 2018.09.2018

    • Author(s)
      Seiya Manabe, Yukinobu Watanabe, Wang Liao, Masanori Hashimoto, Shin-ichiro Abe
    • Organizer
      Radiation Effects on Components & Systems (RADECS2018)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Similarity analysis on neutron- and negative moun-induced MCUs in 65-nm bulk SRAM2018

    • Author(s)
      Wang Liao, Masanori Hashimoto, Seiya Manabe, Shin-ichiro Abe, Yukinobu Watanabe
    • Organizer
      Radiation Effects on Components & Systems (RADECS2018)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] RCNP-MuSIC施設における65-nm bulk SRAMのミューオン誘起SEU断面積の測定2018

    • Author(s)
      馬原 巧, 真鍋征也, 渡辺幸信, 廖 望, 橋本昌宜, 齋藤岳志, 新倉 潤, 二宮和彦, 友野 大, 佐藤 朗
    • Organizer
      日本原子力学会九州支部第37回研究発表講演会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Negative and positive muons-induced single event upsets in 65-nm static random access memories2018

    • Author(s)
      Seiya Manabe, Yukinobu Watanabe, Wang Liao, Masanori Hashimoto, Keita Nakano, Hikaru Sato, Tadahiro Kin, Koji Hamada, Motonobu Tampo, Yasuhiro Miyake, Shin-ichiro Abe
    • Organizer
      第8回Muon科学と加速器研究
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Development of Detection System for Measurement of Zenith Angular Differential Spectra of Low-energy Terrestrial Cosmic-ray Muon2018

    • Author(s)
      Hikaru SATO, Tadahiro KIN, Yukinobu WATANABE
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Radiation Detectors and Their Uses (ISRD2018)
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 半導体メモリデバイスのミュオン誘起ソフトエラー2018

    • Author(s)
      渡辺 幸信, 真鍋 征也, 廖 望, 橋本 昌宜, 安部晋一郎, 濱田 幸司, 反保 元伸, 三宅 康博
    • Organizer
      2017年度量子ビームサイエンスフェスタ
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 低エネルギーミューオンの計測手法開発2017

    • Author(s)
      佐藤光流, 金 政浩, 渡辺 幸信
    • Organizer
      第78回応用物理学会秋季学術講演会,
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Momentum and Supply Voltage Dependences of SEUs Induced by Low-energy Negative and Positive Muons in 65-nm UTBB-SOI SRAMs2017

    • Author(s)
      Seiya Manabe, Yukinobu Watanabe, Wang Liao, Masanori Hashimoto, Keita Nakano, Hikaru Sato, Tadahiro Kin, Koji Hamada, Motonobu Tampo, Yasuhiro Miyake
    • Organizer
      Radiation Effects on Components & Systems (RADECS2017)
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Measurement and Mechanism Investigation of Negative and Positive Muon-Induced Upsets in 65nm Bulk SRAMs2017

    • Author(s)
      Wang Liao, Masanori Hashimoto, Seiya Manabe, Yukinobu Watanabe, Keita Nakano, Hikaru Sato, Tadahiro Kin, Koji Hamada, Motonobu Tampo, Yasuhiro Miyake
    • Organizer
      Radiation Effects on Components & Systems (RADECS2017)
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 低エネルギー宇宙線ミュオンスペクトルの計測手法開発2017

    • Author(s)
      佐藤光流, 金 政浩, 渡辺 幸信
    • Organizer
      日本原子力学会九州支部第36回研究発表講演会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 65-nm SOTB SRAMにおける低エネルギー正負ミュオン誘起SEU断面積の測定2017

    • Author(s)
      真鍋 征也, 渡辺 幸信, 中野 敬太, 佐藤 光流, 金 政浩, 廖 望, 橋本 昌宜, 濱田 幸司, 反保 元伸, 三宅 康博
    • Organizer
      日本原子力学会九州支部第36回研究発表講演会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Recent progress in the study of soft errors in semiconductor devices2017

    • Author(s)
      Yukinobu Watanabe
    • Organizer
      2017年度核データ研究会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 環境中宇宙線ミューオンの低エネルギー強度分布に関する研究2017

    • Author(s)
      佐藤光流, 渡辺 幸信, 金 政浩
    • Organizer
      第64回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 半導体メモリーのミューオン誘起 シングルイベントアップセットシミュレーション2017

    • Author(s)
      真鍋征也, 渡辺 幸信, 安部晋一郎
    • Organizer
      日本原子力学会2017年春の大会
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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