A novel high-performance low-cost double-upset tolerant latch design

Abstract

Single event double upsets (SEDUs) caused by charge sharing have been an important contributor to the soft error in integrated circuits. Most of the up-to-date double-upset (DU) tolerant latches suffer from high costs in terms of delay, power and area. In this paper, we propose a novel high-performance low-cost double-upset tolerant (HLDUT) latch. Simulation waveforms have validated the double-upset tolerance of the proposed latch. Besides, detailed comparisons demonstrate that our design saves 805.24% delay-power-area product (DPAP) on average compared with other considered up-to-date double-upset tolerant latches, which means the proposed latch is a promising candidate for future highly reliable low-cost applications.