IC IN-PROCESS SOLUTION TO REDUCE THERMAL NEUTRONS SOFT ERROR RATE

摘要

digital circuit of the thermal neutron soft error rate (SER) for the reduction to a method and integrated circuit of the digital circuit and the top metal layer is provided by doping the protective layer in contact with the metal layer and the physical , the protective layer is doped with the addition of the thermal neutron absorbing material . Thermal neutron absorbing material may be selected from Gd, Sm, Cd, B, and the group consisting of a combination thereof . The protective layer may comprise a plurality of sub-layers , a plurality of them contains a thermal neutron absorbing material further .