Embedded RAM blocks(BRAMs) in field programmable gate arrays(FPGAs) are susceptible to single event effects(SEEs) induced by environmental factors such as cosmic rays, heavy ions, alpha particles and so on. As t...Embedded RAM blocks(BRAMs) in field programmable gate arrays(FPGAs) are susceptible to single event effects(SEEs) induced by environmental factors such as cosmic rays, heavy ions, alpha particles and so on. As technology scales, the issue will be more serious. In order to tackle this issue, two different error correcting codes(ECCs), the shortened Hamming codes and shortened BCH codes, are investigated in this paper. The concrete design methods of the codes are presented. Also, the codes are both implemented in flash-based FPGAs. Finally, the synthesis report and simulation results are presented in the paper. Moreover, heavy-ion experiments are performed,and the experimental results indicate that the error cross-section of the device using the shortened Hamming codes can be reduced by two orders of magnitude compared with the device without mitigation, and no errors are discovered in the experiments for the device using the shortened BCH codes.展开更多
This paper presents a VHF(30-300 MHz) RF programmable gain amplifier(PGA) with an adaptive phase correction technique.The proposed technique effectively mitigates phase errors over the VHF band,and the RFPGA as a ...This paper presents a VHF(30-300 MHz) RF programmable gain amplifier(PGA) with an adaptive phase correction technique.The proposed technique effectively mitigates phase errors over the VHF band,and the RFPGA as a whole satisfies all the specifications of the China mobile multimedia broadcasting VHF band applications.The RFPGA is implemented with a TSMC 0.25μm CMOS process.Measurement results reveal a gain range of around 61 dB,an ⅡP3 of-7 dBm at maximum gain,a power consumption of 10.2 mA at maximum gain,and a phase imbalance of less than 0.3 degrees.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(11079045,11179003 and 11305233)
文摘Embedded RAM blocks(BRAMs) in field programmable gate arrays(FPGAs) are susceptible to single event effects(SEEs) induced by environmental factors such as cosmic rays, heavy ions, alpha particles and so on. As technology scales, the issue will be more serious. In order to tackle this issue, two different error correcting codes(ECCs), the shortened Hamming codes and shortened BCH codes, are investigated in this paper. The concrete design methods of the codes are presented. Also, the codes are both implemented in flash-based FPGAs. Finally, the synthesis report and simulation results are presented in the paper. Moreover, heavy-ion experiments are performed,and the experimental results indicate that the error cross-section of the device using the shortened Hamming codes can be reduced by two orders of magnitude compared with the device without mitigation, and no errors are discovered in the experiments for the device using the shortened BCH codes.
文摘This paper presents a VHF(30-300 MHz) RF programmable gain amplifier(PGA) with an adaptive phase correction technique.The proposed technique effectively mitigates phase errors over the VHF band,and the RFPGA as a whole satisfies all the specifications of the China mobile multimedia broadcasting VHF band applications.The RFPGA is implemented with a TSMC 0.25μm CMOS process.Measurement results reveal a gain range of around 61 dB,an ⅡP3 of-7 dBm at maximum gain,a power consumption of 10.2 mA at maximum gain,and a phase imbalance of less than 0.3 degrees.