An architecture for a mitigated FPGA multi-gigabit transceiver for high energy physics environments
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SRAM-based Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) logic devices are very attractive in applications where high data throughput is needed, such as the latest generation of High Energy Physics (HEP) experiments. FPGAs have been rarely used in such experiments because of their sensitivity to radiation. The present paper proposes a mitigation approach applied to commercial FPGA devices to meet the reliability requirements for the front-end electronics of the Liquid Argon (LAr) electromagnetic calorimeter of the ATLAS experiment, located at CERN. Particular attention will be devoted to define a proper mitigation scheme of the multi-gigabit transceivers embedded in the FPGA, which is a critical part of the LAr data acquisition chain. A demonstrator board is being developed to validate the proposed methodology. Mitigation techniques such as Triple Modular Redundancy (TMR) and scrubbing will be used to increase the robustness of the design and to maximize the fault tolerance from Single-Event Upsets (SEUs).
Original language | English |
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Publication date | 2016 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 14th IMEKO TC10 Workshop on Technical Diagnostics 2016: New Perspectives in Measurements, Tools and Techniques for Systems Reliability, Maintainability and Safety - Milan, Italy Duration: 27 Jun 2016 → 28 Jun 2016 |
Conference
Conference | 14th IMEKO TC10 Workshop on Technical Diagnostics 2016: New Perspectives in Measurements, Tools and Techniques for Systems Reliability, Maintainability and Safety |
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Country | Italy |
City | Milan |
Period | 27/06/2016 → 28/06/2016 |
Sponsor | ALLDATA, CalPower, et al., GMSL, National Instruments, ST |
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