Radiation Effects Characterization and System Architecture Options for the 7nm Snapdragon SA8155P Automotive Grade System on Chip (SoC)

The SA8155PSoC is a complex heterogeneous computational platform with CPUs, GPU, DSPs and NPU. The SA8155P is a 7 TOPS/7 Watts capable AI/ML platform and as such represents a game changing breakthrough in terms computational power for space applications. We characterize the TID and SEE effects of the Qualcomm SA8155P Automotive grade SoC. Individual sub-system testing as well as application specific full device testing was conducted. We also discuss the commercial and automotive recovery mechanisms that are available with the SA8155PSoC generation and how those can form the basis for resilient architecture options for use in future space missions.