The 2003 IEEE
Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference will be held July
21-25, 2003 in Monterey, California at the Doubletree Hotel. The
conference features a Technical Program consisting of ten sessions
of contributed papers that describe the latest observations and
research results in radiation effects, a Short Course focusing
on how device scaling impacts radiation effects in space that
will be presented on July 21, a Radiation Effects Data Workshop,
and an Industrial Exhibit. The Technical Program includes oral
and poster sessions. There will also be special events for companions
in a parallel social program.
This is the 40th year in which the NSREC has been held.
A special publication will be made available to attendees that
describes the major technical accomplishments associated with
work presented at the Conference over its forty-year history.
Supporters of the conference include the Defense Threat Reduction
Agency, Sandia National Laboratories, Air Force Research Laboratory,
and the NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging Program.
TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Papers to be presented at this meeting will describe the effects
of space or nuclear radiation on electronic or photonic devices,
circuits, sensors, materials and systems, as well as semiconductor
processing technology and techniques for producing radiation-tolerant
devices and integrated circuits. A new session has been added
this year on terrestrial radiation effects that is becoming an
important problem for semiconductor manufacturers for highly scaled
devices. The conference will be attended by engineers, scientists
and managers who are concerned with radiation effects. International
participation in the conference is strongly encouraged.
Specific topics for technical papers that will be presented at
this conference include the following:
Basic Mechanisms of Radiation Effects
in Electronic Materials and Devices
Radiation Effects on Commercial Space Systems
New Developments of Interest to the Radiation Effects Community
RADIATION EFFECTS DATA WORKSHOP
The Radiation Effects Data Workshop is a forum for papers on radiation
effects data on electronic devices and systems. Workshop papers
are intended to provide radiation response data to scientists
and engineers who use electronic devices in a radiation environment,
and for designers of radiation-hardened or radiation-tolerant
systems. Papers describing new simulation facilities are also
welcomed.
PAPER SUBMITTAL
Information on the submission of summaries to the 2003 NSREC for
either the Technical Sessions or the Data Workshop can be found
at www. nsrec.com. The deadline for submitting summaries was February
7, 2003, and final selection of papers will be made in March.
A limited number of late-news papers will be considered for the
conference, but must be submitted by May 30. Late-news papers
must clearly show why they are newsworthy, as well as technically
significant.
Papers accepted for the conference are eligible for publication
in the December issue of the IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science,
subject to an additional review cycle after the conference. Papers
presented at the Workshop will be published in a special IEEE
publication following the conference that is not subject to an
additional peer review.
SHORT COURSE
Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a one-day
Short Course on Monday, July 21. The short course will focus on
how scaling and technical advances in microelectronics affect
their use in space. It will consist of four tutorial presentations
that begin with basic material and develop a thorough understanding
of how advanced microelectronics are affected by space radiation,
as well as ways to select advanced microelectronics for space
applications.
The first session of the 2003 Short Course will be presented by
Dr. Ron LaCoe, Aerospace Corporation. It will discuss device scaling
and design principles for CMOS technology. It will also include
a discussion of hardened-by-design methodologies, as well as radiation
effects in advanced isolation structures, such as shallow trench
isolation.
The second session, presented by Dr. Alessandro Paccangella of
the Universita di Padova, will discuss radiation effects on thin
oxides. The session will begin with a discussion of trends and
design requirements for oxides in advanced CMOS devices. Radiation
effects will include leakage current from ionizing radiation,
and microdose damage from protons and heavy ions, which is an
important problem for advanced memory devices.
Session three will concentrate on the way in which device scaling
affects single-event upset sensitivity. It will be presented by
Dr. Timothy Oldham, NASA GSFC. This is one of the most important
topics for advanced devices because the critical charge required
for single-event upset continues to decrease as devices evolve.
New results for silicon-on-insulator technology will be included
as part of this session.
The fourth session will be presented by Dr. John Cressler, Georgia
Tech University. He will discuss radiation effects in advanced
bipolar devices, including those made with silicon-germanium technology.
Advanced bipolar devices are fabricated very differently from
conventional transistors, using heterojunctions to increase performance
and allow device dimensions to be reduced to the submicron level.
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT
An Industrial Exhibit will be included as part of the Conference.
The exhibit will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday. It will include
exhibits from 35-40 exhibitors who represent companies or agencies
involved in manufacturing electronic devices or systems for applications
in space or nuclear environments, modeling and analysis of radiation
effects at the device and system level, and radiation testing.
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS
The main social event for the Conference will be a banquet, scheduled
for Wednesday evening at the Monterey Aquarium. It will be open
to attendees and their immediate families. The aquarium will be
reserved exclusively for the conference during the evening, allowing
attendees and family members the opportunity to see this world-famous
facility in a relaxed atmosphere.
Companion events will include a luncheon/shopping trip to nearby
Carmel on Tuesday, and a tour of a local winery and luncheon in
a nearby restaurant on Thursday.
MONTEREY
The picturesque city of Monterey is located on Monterey Bay, approximately
120 miles south of San Francisco. It is the site of the renowned
Monterey Aquarium as well as the location of Cannery Row, made
famous by the novelist John Steinbeck. The nearby 17-mile drive
contains some of the most beautiful scenery in the United States
and was photographed by Ansel Adams during the 1940s. Sea lions,
seals and otters abound in Monterey Bay. Beaches, hiking, historical
sites, kayaking, sailing, golf, and nearby wineries in the Carmel
Valley are among the many attractions in this unique site.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
General Chair: Allan Johnston
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, (818) 354-6425
Technical Program: Paul Dodd
Sandia National Laboratories, (505) 844-1447
Local Arrangements: Mark Hopkins
Aerospace Corporation, (515) 872-6201
Short Course: Joe Benedetto
Aeroflex UTMC, (719) 594-8415
Publicity: Teresa Farris
Aeroflex UTMC, (719) 594-8035
Finance: Kay Jobe
Boeing Satellite Systems, (310) 416-3705
Awards: Gordon Hopkinson
Sira Electro-Optics, Ltd. (UK),
(44) 20-8467-2636
Industrial Exhibits: Howard Bogrow
Xilinx Inc., (623) 376-8692
Guest Editor: Jim Kinnison
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, (240) 228-6169
Teresa Farris, the NSREC Publicity Chair, can be reached at
Aeroflex UTMC, 4350 Centennial Blvd., Colordo Springs, CO 80907-3486;
Phone: +1 719 594-8035; Fax: +1 719 594-8468; E-mail: teresa.farris@aeroflex.com
