Considerations for Radiation Effects in Heterogeneously Integrated and Packaged Microelectronics

The lecture "Considerations for Radiation Effects in Heterogeneously Integrated and Packaged Microelectronics" discusses the importance of understanding radiation effects on microelectronic systems, particularly in space applications. The speaker emphasizes that using ideal assumptions can lead to incorrect predictions, and therefore, it's crucial to understand the underlying interactions and how they propagate up the chain. This requires a combination of experiments and modeling to accurately predict air rates and other critical parameters.
The lecture highlights the interdisciplinary nature of this field, requiring collaboration among circuit designers, physicists, mechanical engineers, and others. The speaker also discusses the importance of characterizing the response over Linear Energy Transfer (LET) by choosing the appropriate ions, and how lighter ions have lower LET while heavier ions have higher LET. Additionally, the lecture touches on the need to consider a variety of tests and ions to understand environmental sensitivity in space applications.