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Analysis of single-event upsets in a Microsemi ProAsic3E FPGA | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore

Analysis of single-event upsets in a Microsemi ProAsic3E FPGA


Abstract:

The desirable use of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) in aerospace & defense field has become a general consensus among IC and embedded system designers. Radiation-...Show More

Abstract:

The desirable use of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) in aerospace & defense field has become a general consensus among IC and embedded system designers. Radiation-hardened (rad-hard) electronics used in this domain is regulated under severe and complex political and commercial treaties. In order to refrain from these undesired political and commercial barriers COTS FPGAs (despite the fact of their low reliability) have been considered as a promising alternative to replace rad-hard ICs. Moreover, SRAM-based FPGAs are pretermitted with respect to flash or anti-fuse devices. In this scenario, this paper analyses, by means of heavy-ion accelerator experiments, the Single-Event Upset (SEU) tolerance of the Microsemi ProAsic3E A3PE1500 COTS FPGA. This component is under pre-qualification process for use in some satellites of the Brazilian Space Program. Preliminary results are herein briefly presented and discussed. These experimental results allow us to consider this component as a strong candidate to replace rad-hard FPGAs, if its use is combined with strict system-level fault-tolerant strategies for error detection and correction.
Date of Conference: 13-15 March 2017
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 24 April 2017
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Conference Location: Bogota, Colombia

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