Radiation Hardened
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Infineon Expands Memory Offerings for Low Earth Orbit Satellite Missions Infineon has introduced its radiation-tolerant memory portfolio. These are important for space use, specifically in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) missions. LEO satellites are closer to Earth, where the severity of radiation is less, and hence these COTS components offer cost-effective and time-efficient solutions. The current release includes three types of memory chips: F-RAM (Ferroelectric… |
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TI expands space-grade product portfolio with radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant plastic packages for missions from new space to deep space Engineers can use new ADCs and power semiconductors to increase thermal efficiency and reduce system size and weight while meeting radiation and reliability requirements Texas Instruments announced an expansion in its portfolio of space-grade analog semiconductor products in highly reliable plastic packages for a diverse range of… |
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Serial Interface Ferroelectric RAM Provides 2 Mb Density Non-Volatile Storage for Extreme Environments Infineon Technologies LLC has announced the availability of new radiation-hardened (rad-hard), serial interface Ferroelectric RAM (F-RAM) that delivers unsurpassed reliability and data retention and is more energy-efficient than non-volatile EEPROM and serial NOR Flash devices for space applications. This new device is ideal for data logging of mission-critical data,… |
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Radiation-Hardened DAC with Power Down Function for Next Generation Satellite Applications STMicroelectronics has revealed a new radiation-hardened digital-to-analog converter (DAC) RHRDAC121 which operates down to 2.5V for use in modern, low-power system designs that older 3.3V parts cannot support. Typically used in circuits for telemetry, housekeeping, and precision sensor-gain adjustment, its features include an SPI-compatible serial output… |
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Economical Radiation-Hardened ICs in Low-Cost Plastic Packages designed for New Space Satellites STMicroelectronics has introduced the new LEO series of radiation-hardened power, analog, and logic ICs in low-cost plastic packages that provide important functions for the satellites’ electronic circuitry. The first nine devices in this series include a data converter, a voltage regulator, an LVDS transceiver, a line driver, and five logic gates that are used… |
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Radiation-Hardened Plastic ICs for High Reliability and Reduced SWAP in Space Applications Renesas Electronics Corporation has introduced a new lineup of radiation-hardened plastic ICs to power satellites in medium and geosynchronous Earth orbits. Co-packaged for space, the new lCs, ISL71001SLHM/SEHM point of load buck regulator, ISL71610SLHM and ISL71710SLHM digital isolators, and the ISL73033SLHM 100V GaN FET and integrated low-side driver deliver high GaN… |
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Next-Gen QML-V-Certified QDR-II+ SRAM for Simplifying On-System Satellite Image Processing The high-performance 144-Mb Quad Data Rate II+ (QDR -II+) SRAM from Infineon Technologies helps simplify on-system satellite image processing. This next-generation device is a unique high-speed external cache memory that is ideal for radar, onboard data processing, and networking applications in space. Originally developed as an industrial… |
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New Radiation-Hardened Arm Microcontrollers with Arm Cortex-M7 SoC Radiation-Hardened Technology for Space Systems COTS technologies and scalable solutions are increasingly used in space applications. To help system designers in better integration and higher performance while reducing development costs and time to market, Microchip Technology has expanded its radiation-hardened Arm Microcontroller family with new devices. The company has announced the qualification of its … |
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Radiation-Hardened DC to DC Power Converters with COTS Technology to Maximize System Performance and Reliability in Space Applications Microchip’s SA50-120 series is the family of space-qualified COTS-based radiation-hardened DC to DC power converters that help minimize risk and lower development costs in space applications. Offering eight million hours Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and up to 87% efficiency, the SA50-120 power converters maximize system performance and reliability. … |
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High-Performance Single-Chip SAR Analog-to-Digital-Converter (ADC) for Telemetry, Tracking, and Control Payloads in Radiation-Hardened Space Applications Renesas Electronics has released a high-performance ISL73141SEH single-chip 14-Bit, 1-MSPS successive-approximation-register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to support telemetry, tracking, and control payloads in radiation-hardened (rad-hard) space applications. This new analog-to-digital converter delivers high dynamic and static performance including… |
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Highly Integrated, Radiation-Hardened Motor Controller for Motor Control and Position Sensing Circuitry of Satellite Elements Microchip Technology has made the latest addition to its Space System Manager (SSM) product family with the introduction of highly integrated radiation-hardened by design (RHBD) motor control integrated circuit (IC), LX7720. Combining more than 20 functions into a single chip, this IC significantly reduces weight and board space relative to conventional discrete motor… |
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Radiation-Hardened 16-Channel Current Driver with Integrated Decoder for Satellite Applications
Renesas Electronics Corporation launched new radiation-hardened 16-channel current driver with integrated 4-bit decoder for reducing the size, weight and power (SWaP) of satellite command and telemetry systems. The ISL72814SEH integrates the decoder, input level shifter, and 16 current driver arrays in a single monolithic IC which allows… |
