June 11 2019 SINGLE EVENT EFFECTS FOR COMMERCIAL

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June 11, 2019 SINGLE EVENT EFFECTS FOR COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE

June 11, 2019 SINGLE EVENT EFFECTS FOR COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE

OVERVIEW 1. Atmospheric Radiation and Single Event Effects 2. Standards and Regulatory Status 3.

OVERVIEW 1. Atmospheric Radiation and Single Event Effects 2. Standards and Regulatory Status 3. New Cosmic Ray Neutron Simulation Facility Honeywell Confidential - © 2019 by Honeywell International Inc. All rights reserved. 1

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE CASCADES Neutron flux is dependent on altitude and latitude. Rates are more

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE CASCADES Neutron flux is dependent on altitude and latitude. Rates are more than 300 times greater at 40, 000 ft than at sea level Galactic cosmic rays and solar rays produce particle cascades in the atmosphere Resulting particles (mainly high energy neutrons) can interact with Integrated Circuits to cause Single Event Effects (SEE) Source: IBM, Journal of Research & Development Terrestrial Cosmic Rays and Soft Errors Honeywell Confidential - © 2019 by Honeywell International Inc. All rights reserved. 2

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION AND SINGLE EVENT EFFECTS Radiation effects Neutrons are mainly responsible for causingle

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION AND SINGLE EVENT EFFECTS Radiation effects Neutrons are mainly responsible for causingle event effects Altitude and latitude are factors in the varying neutron flux Single Event Effects Disturbance of an active electronic device caused by energy deposited from the interaction with a single energetic particle An event occurs when an ionization charge from the energy deposition exceeds the device critical charge Possible impacts Corrupted data CPU halts and interrupts Unplanned events Honeywell Confidential - © 2019 by Honeywell International Inc. All rights reserved. 3

1. 4 Atmospheric Neutron Flux vs. Latitude 1. 2 1 0. 8 0. 6

1. 4 Atmospheric Neutron Flux vs. Latitude 1. 2 1 0. 8 0. 6 0. 4 0. 2 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 Altitude, Thousands of Feet Atmospheric Neutron Flux vs. Altitude Source: Dr. Eugene Normand Boeing Radiation Effects Lab 1 -10 Me. V Neutron Flux, n/cm²-sec 1 -10 Me. V Neutron Flux, n/cm²sec NORMALIZED NEUTRON FLUX MODEL 1. 8 1. 6 1. 4 1. 2 1 0. 8 0. 6 0. 4 0. 2 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Latitude, degrees Honeywell Confidential - © 2019 by Honeywell International Inc. All rights reserved. 4

IMPACT ON SEMICONDUCTORS Commercial jet (40, 000 ft) The neutron density is higher at

IMPACT ON SEMICONDUCTORS Commercial jet (40, 000 ft) The neutron density is higher at altitude, so avionic equipment is particularly prone to the effects of neutron radiation Neutron fluxes derived from JESD 89, 2001 Source: Actel white paper, "Effects of Neutrons on Programmable Logic, " December, 2002. Microcircuits are more likely to have Single Event Upsets or Latch-up at flight altitude compared to sea level Honeywell Confidential - © 2019 by Honeywell International Inc. All rights reserved. 5

TECHNOLOGY TRENDS Increased SEE due to Smaller circuit dimensions and lower voltage Typical charge

TECHNOLOGY TRENDS Increased SEE due to Smaller circuit dimensions and lower voltage Typical charge found at storage nodes decreases Takes less energy to disturb stored information Stored bit values are more easily corrupted Cannot extrapolate behavior of future IC technologies from older devices Significant increase in multiple cell upset for < 90 nm devices Thermal radiation susceptibility due to presence of Boron 10 Honeywell Confidential - © 2019 by Honeywell International Inc. All rights reserved. 6

CURRENT REGULATIONS EASA CM No. : EASA CM – SWCEH – 001 Issue: 01.

CURRENT REGULATIONS EASA CM No. : EASA CM – SWCEH – 001 Issue: 01. Requires SEU analysis and its inclusion into the safety process. Release Date: January 8, 2018 (First Issue) FAA Issue Paper – Safety Impact of the <SYSTEM>’s Susceptibility to Atmospheric Neutrons Honeywell Confidential - © 2019 by Honeywell International Inc. All rights reserved.

CURRENT INDUSTRY STANDARDS SAE AIR 6219 – Development of Atmospheric Neutron Single Event Effects

CURRENT INDUSTRY STANDARDS SAE AIR 6219 – Development of Atmospheric Neutron Single Event Effects Analysis for Use in Safety Assessments, 2018 JEDEC Standard, JESD 89 A, "Measurement and Reporting of Alpha Particle and Terrestrial Cosmic Ray-Induced Soft Errors in Semiconductor Devices", 2006. JEDEC Standard, JESD 89 -3, Test Method for Beam Accelerated Soft Error Rate IEC TC 107 62396 PROCESS MANAGEMENT FOR AVIONICS – ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION EFFECTS – (Parts 1 - 7) Part 1: Accommodation of atmospheric radiation effects via single event effects within avionics electronic equipment Honeywell Confidential - © 2019 by Honeywell International Inc. All rights reserved.

STANDARDS UPDATES IN PROGRESS SEE topic updates in ARP 4761 A – Guidelines and

STANDARDS UPDATES IN PROGRESS SEE topic updates in ARP 4761 A – Guidelines and Methods for Conducting the Safety Assessment Process on Civil Airborne Systems and Equipment Update to JEDEC Standard, JESD 89 -3, Test Method for Beam Accelerated Soft Error Rate IEC 62396 Series Update Honeywell Confidential - © 2019 by Honeywell International Inc. All rights reserved.

NEED FOR NEUTRON SIMULATION FACILITY Additional facilities needed for – Increasing demand for SEE

NEED FOR NEUTRON SIMULATION FACILITY Additional facilities needed for – Increasing demand for SEE testing on components Equipment level testing for robustness and mitigation verification Thermal testing 10 Honeywell Confidential - © 2019 by Honeywell International Inc. All rights reserved.

OAK RIDGE PROPOSED FACILITY Incorporates neutron beam for testing microelectronics within Spallation Neutron Source

OAK RIDGE PROPOSED FACILITY Incorporates neutron beam for testing microelectronics within Spallation Neutron Source facility World’s most intense pulsed accelerator-based neutron source Flux level >50 times higher than current facilities 11 Honeywell Confidential - © 2019 by Honeywell International Inc. All rights reserved.

NEUTRON FACILITY BENEFITS Additional capacity to meet current and future test needs for avionics

NEUTRON FACILITY BENEFITS Additional capacity to meet current and future test needs for avionics and other reliability critical industries More timely access Current beam time availability impacting program development schedules Over subscription issues at available facilities Improved availability of more powerful and capable test beams Device and equipment level testing Equipment level testing allows for robustness and mitigation verification High energy and thermal testing 12 Honeywell Confidential - © 2019 by Honeywell International Inc. All rights reserved.