Radiation Tolerant

Microchip Expands Space Power Portfolio with New Radiation-Tolerant GaN Point-of-Load Converter Microchip Expands Space Power Portfolio with New Radiation-Tolerant GaN Point-of-Load Converter

Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announces the POL-05-20S-T, a radiation-tolerant, Point-of-Load (POL) converter, designed to address the demanding power requirements of space processing applications. The new device uses Gallium Nitride (GaN) power devices to deliver up to 20A of output current with high efficiency and power density.

The converter is supplied in a compact, 25g…

Infineon Introduces Radiation-Tolerant Memory for LEO Satellites 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…

Radiation-Tolerant DC-DC Converters Radiation-Tolerant DC-DC Converters for New Space and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Applications

Microchip Technology has announced a new family of Radiation-Tolerant (RT) LE50-28 isolated DC-DC 50W power converters available in nine variants with single- and triple-outputs ranging from 3.3V to 28V. The off-the-shelf LE50-28 family of power converters are designed to meet MIL-STD-461. The power converters have a companion EMI filter and…

Radiation Tolerant PolarFire RTPF500T FPGA from Microchip Technology Microchip makes low-power radiation-tolerant PolarFire FPGA available in engineering silicon for space-qualified hardware prototypes

Microchip Technology has announced its low-Power Radiation Tolerant FPGAs (PolarFire RTPF500T) in engineering silicon to be available for the designers working on space-qualified hardware prototypes. The company is qualifying its RT PolarFire FPGAs to Mil-Std 883 Class B, QML Class Q, and QML Class V, which is the highest qualification and screening standard for…

Space-Qualified COTS-Based Radiation-Tolerant Ethernet Transceiver and Embedded Microcontroller Space-Qualified COTS-Based Radiation-Tolerant Ethernet Transceiver and Embedded Microcontroller

Ethernet is becoming more common in spacecraft to enable hardwired communication speed, support higher data rates, and facilitate interoperability between satellites and other spacecraft. As Ethernet in space applications continues to expand, Microchip announced the space-qualified Ethernet transceiver – a radiation-tolerant device based on a Commercial Off-the-…