中国物理B ›› 2018, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (6): 68505-068505.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/27/6/068505

• INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICS AND RELATED AREAS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY • 上一篇    下一篇

Physics-based analysis and simulation model of electromagnetic interference induced soft logic upset in CMOS inverter

Yu-Qian Liu(刘彧千), Chang-Chun Chai(柴常春), Yu-Hang Zhang(张宇航), Chun-Lei Shi(史春蕾), Yang Liu(刘阳), Qing-Yang Fan(樊庆扬), Yin-Tang Yang(杨银堂)   

  1. 1 Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Wide Band-Gap Semiconductor Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China;
    2 Department of Micro-Nano Electronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 收稿日期:2018-01-26 修回日期:2018-04-03 出版日期:2018-06-05 发布日期:2018-06-05
  • 通讯作者: Yu-Qian Liu E-mail:yuqianliuxd@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.60776034) and the Open Fund of Key Laboratory of Complex Electromagnetic Environment Science and Technology,China Academy of Engineering Physics (Grant No.2015-0214.XY.K).

Physics-based analysis and simulation model of electromagnetic interference induced soft logic upset in CMOS inverter

Yu-Qian Liu(刘彧千)1, Chang-Chun Chai(柴常春)1, Yu-Hang Zhang(张宇航)2, Chun-Lei Shi(史春蕾)1, Yang Liu(刘阳)1, Qing-Yang Fan(樊庆扬)1, Yin-Tang Yang(杨银堂)1   

  1. 1 Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Wide Band-Gap Semiconductor Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China;
    2 Department of Micro-Nano Electronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • Received:2018-01-26 Revised:2018-04-03 Online:2018-06-05 Published:2018-06-05
  • Contact: Yu-Qian Liu E-mail:yuqianliuxd@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.60776034) and the Open Fund of Key Laboratory of Complex Electromagnetic Environment Science and Technology,China Academy of Engineering Physics (Grant No.2015-0214.XY.K).

摘要: The instantaneous reversible soft logic upset induced by the electromagnetic interference (EMI) severely affects the performances and reliabilities of complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) inverters. This kind of soft logic upset is investigated in theory and simulation. Physics-based analysis is performed, and the result shows that the upset is caused by the non-equilibrium carrier accumulation in channels, which can ultimately lead to an abnormal turn-on of specific metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) in CMOS inverter. Then a soft logic upset simulation model is introduced. Using this model, analysis of upset characteristic reveals an increasing susceptibility under higher injection powers, which accords well with experimental results, and the influences of EMI frequency and device size are studied respectively using the same model. The research indicates that in a range from L waveband to C waveband, lower interference frequency and smaller device size are more likely to be affected by the soft logic upset.

关键词: electromagnetic interference, soft logic upset, non-equilibrium carrier, upset model

Abstract: The instantaneous reversible soft logic upset induced by the electromagnetic interference (EMI) severely affects the performances and reliabilities of complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) inverters. This kind of soft logic upset is investigated in theory and simulation. Physics-based analysis is performed, and the result shows that the upset is caused by the non-equilibrium carrier accumulation in channels, which can ultimately lead to an abnormal turn-on of specific metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) in CMOS inverter. Then a soft logic upset simulation model is introduced. Using this model, analysis of upset characteristic reveals an increasing susceptibility under higher injection powers, which accords well with experimental results, and the influences of EMI frequency and device size are studied respectively using the same model. The research indicates that in a range from L waveband to C waveband, lower interference frequency and smaller device size are more likely to be affected by the soft logic upset.

Key words: electromagnetic interference, soft logic upset, non-equilibrium carrier, upset model

中图分类号:  (Field effect devices)

  • 85.30.Tv
84.40.-x (Radiowave and microwave (including millimeter wave) technology)