Outstanding Conference Paper Award 2005 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC).

The article presents information on the award winning research paper at the 2005 Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Inc.'s Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) Awards. Information about the researchers who worked on this paper is also presented in the article. The paper "Effects of Particle Energy on Proton-Induced Single-Event Latch up," by James R. Schwan, Marty R. Shaneyfelt, Jacques Baggio, Paul E. Dodd, James A. Felix, Veronique Ferlet-Cavrois, Philippe Paillet, Damien Lambert, Fred W Sexton, Gerald L. Hash and Ewart Blackmore, was adjudged the winner of NSREC Awards. The paper talked about the effect of proton energy on single-event latchup in modern-day SRAMs over a wide range of proton energies and temperature. The heavy-ion SEL linear energy transfer thresholds of the SRAMs were measured and compared these to high-energy transport calculations of proton interactions with different materials. It was found that the high-LET nuclear recoils are generated by proton interactions with tungsten. It was concluded that for system applications where latchups cannot be tolerated, SEL hardness assurance testing should be performed at a proton energy at least as high as the highest proton energy present in the system environment.