More information associated with the radiation experiments are listed below:

  • Publication: Area-energy-time tradeoff with a low-power accelerator for reliable Edge AI efficiency under real-world radiation
  • Publication: C-SMART: A preprocessor for neural network performance and reliability under radiation
  • Publication: SMART: Selective MAC zero-optimzation for neural network reliability under radiation
  • Publication: Effectiveness of Attitude Estimation Processing Approaches in Tolerating Radiation Soft Errors
    • Selfie while monitoring the radiaton experiment from the first floor at ChipIr, UK.

    Inside the ChipIr beam room where the embedded devices are aligned with the incoming neutrons. The end of the room has a concrete wall with 'Radioactive' written on it. The opposite end has a neutron aperture.
    Doorway into the ChipIr beam room at Oxfordshire, UK.
    Eagle view of the ChipIr facility at Oxfordshire, UK.
    Model of the entire synchrotron (particle accelerator) with multiple facilities incl. ChipIr

    Synchrotron working model explained:

    Synchrotron, a type of particle accelerator used by the ChipIr facility is explained by a model at the building entrance. The steps involved in the acceleration is pictorially explained in the pictures below using this model.

    First, negatively charged hydrogen ions enter the accelerator.
    Second, negatively charged hydrogen ions convert into protons.
    Third, protons get accelerated.
    Fourth, accelerated protons get released.
    Fifth, released protons hit the tungsten target
    Sixth, hit creates neutrons used by facilities incl. ChipIr