Abstract:
It is long established that terrestrial cosmic radiation (TCR) can lead to the destruction of semiconductor power devices - such as diodes, MOSFETs or IGBTs – for a large range of voltage classes (~ 300 – 7000 V) [1]. The general mechanism are neutron-nucleus collisions that create highly energetic spallation fragments within the device, and which can deposit sufficient energy to...
Abstract:
This study was performed inside the UK-Space Weather Innovation Measurement Modelling Risk (SWIMMR) dedicated to space weather and its effect on terrestrial electronic devices. It was performed in cooperation with ISIS-CHPIR and the Physics and Chemistry Department of Palermo University and STMicroelectronics.
The cosmic ray impacts in the atmosphere make new particles clusters...
Abstract:
Complex AI accelerators, such as Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) or dedicated accelerators implemented in Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) or in Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), such as the Google’s Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) are rapidly making their way in the chip market. Embedding AI is extremely interesting for automotive, productions lines, and...
