A concept for spatially and time correlated single event effect detection in semiconductors using Timepix type pixel detectors

Single Event Effects (SEE), caused generally by single energetic particles, pose an important issue when implementing electronics in a harsh radiation environment. In this work, we present an electronic system for measuring SEEs temporally and spatially correlated with Timepix3 detectors. The Timepix detector is a semiconductor pixel detector, which contains 256 x 256 pixels. It provides energy or time information for each hit pixel. Our experimental setup consists of FPGA based board synchronized Timepix readout and a Device Under Test (DUT).