Design for Reliability: A Novel Counter Matrix Code for FPGA based Quality Applications

Ahilan Appathurai1 and Deepa P2
1Research Scholar, 2Professor


Abstract

The scaling down of semiconductor technology in FPGA increases the soft errors due to radiation effects in space. To address this technological challenge a novel coding technique, Counter Matrix Code (CMC) is proposed to protect the SRAM based FPGA’s configuration memories (FCM) against radiation induced Multiple Bit Upsets (MBU) with Low cost and maximum correction capability.The proposed CMC is experimentally studied for its efficiency and reliability.