Effect of Radiation Exposure on the Retention of Commercial NAND Flash Memory

We have compared the data retention of irradiated commercial NAND flash memories with that of unirradiated controls. For parts aged by baking at high temperature, there was a statistically significant difference between irradiated samples and unirradiated controls. For parts aged by repetitive Program/Erase (P/E) cycling, the effect of radiation was not statistically significant.