ValidationandTestingofDesignHardeningforSingleEventEffectsUsingthe8051MicrocontrollerAbstractWiththedearthofdedicatedradiationhardenedfoundries,newandnoveltechniquesarebeingdevelopedforhardeningdesignsusingnon-dedicatedfoundryservices
Inthispaper,wewilldiscusstheimplicationsofvalidatingthesemethodsforthesingleeventeffects(SEE)inthespaceenvironment
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Finally,an8051microcontrollercorefromNASAInstituteofAdvancedMicroelectronics(IAμE)CMOSUltraLowPowerRadiationTolerant(Culprit)designisevaluatedforSEEmitigativetechniquesagainsttwocommercial8051devices
IndexTermsSingleEventEffects,Hardened-By-Design,microcontroller,radiationeffects
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