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Spintronics-based non-volatile FPGA development for space applications


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• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.

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The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
  

Reference

SL-DRF-24-0479  

Direction

DRF

Thesis topic details

Category

Engineering science

Thesis topics

Spintronics-based non-volatile FPGA development for space applications

Contract

Thèse

Job description

In microelectronics, we can distinguish between two types of integrated circuit. ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) dedicated to only one application and FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) dedicated to digital electronics, on which we focus in this thesis. The main advantage of FPGAs is that they can be reprogrammed. These circuits are made up of several elementary logic cells, interconnected via a programmable interconnect system. This makes them particularly sensitive to radiation, since a fault in the memory permanently alters the operation of the FPGA. Traditional FPGAs are based on SRAM or Flash memories. The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the use of MRAM as a configuration and interconnect memory for FPGAs, and in particular as a means of improving/simplifying the implementation of standard hardening techniques for space applications, while reducing cost thanks to its density. The work will involve inserting multi-level magnetic components known as magnetic tunnel junctions, and assessing their value. To do this, we'll be using several simulation tools to inject particles present in space at different points in the circuit, and compare the results with a conventional version. In this way, it will be possible to measure the effectiveness of such a hardening process based on magnetic technology.

University / doctoral school

Electronique, Electrotechnique, Automatique, Traitement du Signal (EEATS)
Université Grenoble Alpes

Thesis topic location

Site

Grenoble

Requester

Position start date

01/10/2024

Person to be contacted by the applicant

DI PENDINA Gregory gregory.dipendina@cea.fr
CNRS
DRF/IRIG//SPINTEC
17, Rue des Martyrs
Bât. 1005
38 054 Grenoble
0438784746

Tutor / Responsible thesis director

Prejbeanu Lucian lucian.prejbeanu@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/IRIG//SPINTEC
UMR 8191 CEA/CNRS/UGA/G-INP
INAC / CEA Grenoble
17, Rue des Martyrs, Bat 1005
38054 Grenoble Cedex, FRANCE
0438789143

En savoir plus

http://www.cea.fr/drf/irig/Lists/StaticFiles/Gregory-Di-Pendina/index.html
https://www.spintec.fr/research/spintronic-ic-design/