We measured neutron-induced SEUs (Single Event Upsets) and MCUs (Multiple Cell Upsets) on FFs in a 65 nm bulk CMOS process. Measurement results show that maximum MCU / SEU ratio is 30.6% and is exponentially decreased by the distance between latches on FFs.

Programmable logic devices (PLDs) are a critical component in embedded industrial designs. PLDs have evolved in industrial designs from providing simple glue logic, to using FPGAs as a coprocessor. This technique allows for I/O expansion and off-loads the primary microcontroller (MCU) or digital signal processor (DSP) device in applications such as communications, motor control, I/O modules, an...

Advanced motor drives are an integral part of many systems in appliance, industrial, and automotive applications. Due to their complexity, the development of motor control applications is an intricate and challenging task for developers. In order to shorten the development time and so the product time to market, Freescale offers different motor control reference designs for various MCU devices,...

Lee, Wing-Kee, Ulrich Bork, Fatemeh Gholamrezaei, and Frank Thévenod. Cd -induced cytochrome c release in apoptotic proximal tubule cells: role of mitochondrial permeability transition pore and Ca uniporter. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 288: F27–F39, 2005. First published August 31, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal. 00224.2004.—Cd induces apoptosis of kidney proximal tubule (PT) cells. Mitochondria pla...

Lee, Wing-Kee, Malte Spielmann, Ulrich Bork, and Frank Thévenod. Cd -induced swelling-contraction dynamics in isolated kidney cortex mitochondria: role of Ca uniporter, K cycling, and protonmotive force. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 289: C656–C664, 2005. First published April 20, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00049.2005.—The nephrotoxic metal Cd causes mitochondrial damage and apoptosis of kidney prox...

Understanding the regulation of L-type voltage-gated Ca(2+) current is an important component of elucidating the signaling capabilities of retinal amacrine cells. Here we ask how the cytosolic Ca(2+) environment and the balance of Ca(2+)-dependent effectors shape native L-type Ca(2+) channel function in these cells. To achieve this, whole cell voltage clamp recordings were made from cultured am...