JAJSHI3C March 2019 – October 2019 TPS23881
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Over time, SRAM faults may occur due to alpha-induced 'soft-errors' from the naturally occurring Alpha particles in the atmosphere or semiconductor packaging itself. If enough of these Alpha particles are collected in the memory structure of the silicon, the cumulative electrical charge of these particles can flip the state of one or more logic gates.
To minimize the potential for these alpha-induced SRAM faults, users can choose to use the TPS23881A package option which has a specialized ULA (Ultra Low Alpha) packaging mold compound that reduces the silicon's exposure to Alpha particles by a factor of roughly 10x.