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AMICSA 2014 - Fifth International Workshop on Analogue and Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits for Space Applications

29 June 2014 to 1 July 2014
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  1. 37. Strategy for Radiation Tolerance Assurance of the A&T Electronic Equipment
    Dr Giovanni Spiezia (CERN, EN/STI on behalf of the RADWG)
    30/06/2014, 09:30
    The radiation environment encountered at high-energy accelerators differs from the environment relevant for space applications. The mixed field expected at modern accelerators is composed of charged and neutral hadrons (protons, pions, kaons and neutrons), photons, electrons and muons, ranging from very low (thermal) energies up to the TeV range. This complex field is due to particles...
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  2. 1. Creating and Updating Standards for New Analog and Mixed-Signal ICs for Space Missions
    Mr Shri Agarwal (NASA/JPL-CalTech)
    30/06/2014, 09:50
    On December 20, 2013, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) released revision K of microcircuit specification, MIL-PRF-38535. This document revision is significant because it updates existing requirements and creates requirements for new analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) including those that are built as flip-chips and with columns attached. It also introduces and enables Class Y,...
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  3. 20. Assessment of Mixed Signal Technology
    Franco Bigongiari (SITAEL S.p.A.)
    30/06/2014, 10:10
    In 2013, within the ECI (European Component Initiative) program of the European Space Agency, the activity “Assessment and characterization of Mixed Signal Technology” has been initiated. In this paper the activities performed for the assessment and selection of an European mixed signal technology suitable for the development of ASICs for space applications will be described. In order to drive...
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  4. 18. High performance analog Front End ASIC for interfacing with a Si Drift Detector and the control electronics
    Andrea Bonzo (Dolphin Integration)
    30/06/2014, 10:50
    In the frame of the LOFT (Large Observatory For x-ray Timing) program, IRAP, CNES and Dolphin Integration have collaborated to develop a high performance ASIC (SIRIUS2) for interfacing Silicon Drift Detectors (SDDs) with the digital back-end LOFT was candidate X-ray mission for the M3 slot of the Cosmic Vision program of the European Space Agency. It will be proposed again for the M4 mission....
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  5. 5. A radiation-hardened and low flicker noise ASIC preamplifier designed in CMOS technology for the ultra-sensitive ESA JUICE search coil magnetometer
    Amine Rhouni (Laboratory of Plasmas Physics (LPP/CNRS))
    30/06/2014, 11:10
    Important space scientific missions such as ESA CLUSTER (2000), NASA THEMIS (2007), NASA MMS (2014), ESA/JAXA BepiColombo (2016) and ESA JUICE (2024) have and will incorporate an ultra-sensitive three-axis Search Coil Magnetometer (SCM) to measure the magnetic field vector. Over the years, the instrument, which is designed by the LPP/CNRS, has become a reliable and essential device due to the...
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  6. 21. Radiation hardness tests of the CLARO-CMOS chip: a fast and low power front-end ASIC for single-photon counting in AMS 0.35 micron CMOS technology
    Lorenzo Cassina (Universita & INFN, Milano-Bicocca (IT))
    30/06/2014, 11:30
    The CLARO-CMOS is a prototype ASIC primarily designed for single-photon counting with multi-anode photomultipliers (Ma-PMTs). The chip features 5 ns peaking time, a recovery time to baseline smaller than 25 ns, and a power consumption in the order of 1 mW per channel. It was developed in the framework of the LHCb RICH detectors upgrade at CERN, but also found application in the readout of...
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  7. 3. SEE Characterization of a Magnetometer Front-End ASIC using a RHBD Digital Library in AMS 0.35um CMOS
    Mr Juan Ramos-Martos (Instituto de Microelectrónica de Sevilla)
    30/06/2014, 11:50
    A radiation-hardened-by-design (RHBD) digital library, developed for the Austria Microsystems (AMS) 0.35um CMOS technology has been applied in a mixed-signal ASIC that operates as a multi-channel data acquisition system for magnetometers using anisotropic magneto-resistances (AMR). The circuit has been tested in the Heavy-Ion facilities of the Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve...
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  8. 31. Mixed-Signal Design Methodology for Various Radiation Environments with Applications to a 0.35 μm, 65 V Quadruple-Well BCD Technology
    Mr David Kerwin (Aeroflex)
    30/06/2014, 12:10
    There is a need for high voltage (>5V <100V) mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) in a variety of applications having ionizing radiation environments, such as satellite/space, medical diagnostic imaging, nuclear power control & monitoring, and radiation oncology therapy. In some of these environments, the ionizing radiation includes ions (space, proton therapy) while in others, there the...
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  9. 4. NEW ID MOS PDK for SPACE APPLICATIONS
    Mr Paul-Emile Latimier (ID MOS)
    30/06/2014, 14:00
    Two years ago, ID MOS had the first demand to develop mixed-signal ASIC for Space applications. After having a look to the existing PDKs, we discovered that there was still no full Space PDK available, especially with regard to device models. ID MOS decided to develop its own PDK, for the low space voltage applications. This PDK had to provide hardened components to reach the specified...
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  10. 34. Radiation-hardened high-voltage ASIC technology qualification for space application.
    Marc Souyri (Airbus DS)
    30/06/2014, 14:20
    Increasing needs for low costs, low space occupancy and reduced weight in the space industry have made ASIC integration of recurrent functions mandatory. Today, ASICs are used only for digital applications, but for the next satellite platform generation, ASIC integration will also be needed for analogue, mixed-signal and high-voltage applications. Airbus DS selected the XFAB XH035...
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  11. 38. AFTU, an Analog single event effects automatic analysis tool
    Dr Fco. Rogelio Palomo Pinto (Electronic Engineering Dept., Higher Technical School of Engineering, Sevilla University, Spain)
    30/06/2014, 14:40
    AMICSA 2014
    Poster
    Poster Session
    AFTU is an End-User Development (EDU) software tool for the analysis of Single Event Effects on microelectronic designs. AFTU takes user inputs as the design netlist, VLSI technology type, injection points and analysis heuristics classes to generate an expert software with two main functions: management of a simulation set through Spectre and a heuristic-based inference engine to classify and...
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  12. 41. An ASIC for Spaceborne Radiation Monitors
    Mr Alf Olsen (IDEAS)
    30/06/2014, 14:40
    The IDE 3465 is an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that has been designed for the readout of silicon detectors for charged particles. The chip has 20 inputs of charge sensitive pre-amplifiers (CSA), a total of 37 digital logic trigger outputs, and one analogue multiplexer output for pulse heights. Out of the 20 channels, 16 have a high gain with saturation at 2.6 pC, and 4 have...
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  13. 16. Analog Front End Integrated Circuits for Mixed Signal Spacecraft Applications
    Mr Bruce Ferguson (Electrical Engineer at Microsemi Corp)
    30/06/2014, 14:40
    AMICSA 2014
    Poster
    Poster Session
    Mixed signal spacecraft systems typically involve a digital processing portion to execute algorithms based on external events and the Analog Front End (AFE) that provides the interface between the benign digital processor environment and the “real world”. The digital processor is typically optimized for high speed computations using a low voltage process that helps reduce the power...
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  14. 36. CMOS Analog Front End Design for Particle Energy Measurement in Space Environment
    Prof. Hélène Tap (Université de Toulouse INP LAAS), Dr Olivier Bernal (Université de Toulouse INP LAAS)
    30/06/2014, 14:40
    AMICSA 2014
    Poster
    Poster Session
    In situ studies of the geospace environment, including space weather monitoring, is mainly based on the measurements of particles and fields. The particle content of the Earth’s magnetosphere is studied with electron and ion detectors in various energy ranges, from the cold and dense eV solar wind to the MeV radiation belts. Here, the in situ high-energy (50 keV to 725keV) electron...
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  15. 42. Complementary Presentations from Industry and Institutes: Atmel, Arquimea, INFN, e2v, Sitael, Aeroflex, MIND
    Bernard BANCELIN (Atmel), Daniel González (Arquimea), Franco Bigongiari (SITAEL S.p.A.), Herve Mugnier (MIND), Mr Nicolas Chantier (e2v), Paolo Carniti (Universita & INFN, Milano-Bicocca (IT)), Mr Sandi Alexander Habinc (Aeroflex)
    30/06/2014, 14:40
  16. 13. Development of an High Speed and High Resolution ADC for Image Processing Applications
    Mr Heinz-Volker Heyer (Kayser-Threde GmbH)
    30/06/2014, 14:40
    AMICSA 2014
    Poster
    Poster Session
    Today there is no space suitable solution in Europe for high speed (e.g. 20Msps) and high resolution ‎‎(16 bit) Analogue-to-Digital Converters (ADC) to process and digitise analogue output signals from ‎image sensors or other high resolution instruments. Such devices would enable new applications ‎with higher performance. In addition it would guarantee European independence and it would...
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  17. 7. Scalable Sensor Data Processor: A New Mixed-Signal Processor ASIC for Harsh Environments
    Roland Trautner (E)
    30/06/2014, 14:40
    AMICSA 2014
    Poster
    Poster Session
    In recent years, ESA has pursued the development of technologies for next-generation space Digital Signal Processing (DSP). One of those developments, the Massively Parallel Processor Breadboard (MPPB), demonstrated European DSP cores as well as scalable Network-On-Chip (NoC) technology for large Systems on Chip (SoC) and included space typical features such as SpaceWire interfaces, ADC/DAC...
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  18. 26. ATMEL mixed signal space offer: SOI 150nm radiation hardened process
    Mrs Valerie Briot (ATMEL)
    30/06/2014, 15:40
    ATMEL is moving towards “fablite” or “fabless foundry”. ATMEL develops its own low power process for Automotive and Space applications in order to control the lifetime and the second sourcing. ATMEL is qualifying its 150nm SOI process. This process offers a radiation hardened digital library, analog cells, NVM, 5V IOs and high voltage transistors. First available will be the 45V high voltage...
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  19. 10. 180nm CMOS Mixed-Signal Radiation Hard Library as base for a full ASIC supply chain
    Jan Steinkamp (IMST)
    30/06/2014, 16:00
    In recent years the importance of mixed-signal ASIC supply for Space Applications in Europe has grown. Since there is a trend that Europe should be more independent from other worldwide sources in obtaining these components on the market. IMST is actually working together with TESAT Spacecom towards a mixed-signal library as part of an ESCC qualified ASIC supply chain. This paper presents the...
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  20. 27. DARE180X: A 0.18µm mixed-signal radiation-hardened library for low-power applications
    Mr Giancarlo Franciscatto (imec)
    30/06/2014, 16:20
    DARE180X is a mixed-signal library solution for radiation applications implemented in the low-power 0.18µm commercial technology from XFAB. This set of libraries comprising core standard cells, digital and analog I/O cells, analog IP and SRAM memory blocks is currently being developed using a guard-ring shielding approach to guarantee TID tolerance higher than 100krad as well as SEL hardening...
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  21. 12. The development of a radiation tolerant low power SRAM compiler in 65nm technology.
    Mr Robin Brouns (imec)
    30/06/2014, 16:40
    With the upcoming upgrades of the LHC experiments, it will be necessary to improve the performance and reduce the power consumption of the detector readout electronics. CERN has chosen to use a 65nm technology for part the new generation ASICs targeted to these upgrades. For this technology the SRAM memories within the readout circuitries need special attention as the commercially available IP...
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  22. 39. Using Hybrid Pixel Radiation Imaging Detectors for Space Radiation Environmental and Dosimetric Applications
    Prof. Lawrence Pinsky (University of Houston (US))
    01/07/2014, 09:00
    AMICSA 2014
    Oral
    Keynote
    While it may seem like a retro-application to use hybrid pixel detectors for applications that consist primarily of observing incident charged particles, given the provenance of these detectors in high energy physics, in actuality the challenges faced are surprisingly novel, at least for these devices. While the space radiation environment consists of mainly charged particles, the routinely...
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  23. 15. FAIR, a front-end ASIC for infrared detector readout
    Dr Jan-Rutger Schrader (SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research)
    01/07/2014, 09:30
    In the FAIR project (Front-end ASIC for Infrared detector Readout), an IC is developed for the readout of state-of-the-art NIR/SWIR detectors for future Earth observation missions and astrophysics. The chip consists of a high-resolution ADC with integrated offset correction and adjustable gain, and voltage regulators to generate bias/reference voltages for the detector. The chip is designed to...
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  24. 44. Analog Front End Integrated Circuits for Mixed Signal Spacecraft Applications
    Bruce Ferguson (Microsemi Corporation)
    01/07/2014, 09:50
    Mixed signal spacecraft systems typically involve a digital processing portion to execute algorithms based on external events and the Analog Front End (AFE) that provides the interface between the benign digital processor environment and the “real world”. The digital processor is typically optimized for high speed computations using a low voltage process that helps reduce the power...
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  25. 28. Design and test of MROD, a 2 Channels Video Chain Mixed-Signal ASIC for High Resolution Mission
    Mr Philippe AYZAC (THALES ALENIA SPACE, France)
    01/07/2014, 10:10
    THALES ALENIA SPACE is the European leader for Satellite Systems and since 1993 the company has been designing and developing an important series of space used Mixed-Analog ASICs. Major actor for high resolution electronics for Earth Observation and Scientific missions, THALES ALENIA SPACE has been granted a CNES contract for the development of a high performance, low voltage CMOS integrated...
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  26. 23. A complete space based CCD biasing solution in a 0.35µm high voltage CMOS ASIC
    Quentin Morrissey (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
    01/07/2014, 10:30
    An ASIC designed to fulfil the role of a general purpose bias voltage generator for CCDs in space based camera systems is presented. The STAR (Space Telemetry And Reference) chip has been developed to reduce both the size and power consumption of the circuitry required to bias a science grade CCD. Implemented in a 0.35µm 50V tolerant CMOS process, STAR provides 24 independent voltage outputs...
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  27. 22. Digital Step Attenuators for Microwave Applications
    Mr Andrew Christie (Peregrine Semiconductor UK Ltd)
    01/07/2014, 11:10
    Digital Step Attenuators (DSA’s) are broadly used within Satellite Payloads to adjust signal levels either as standalone blocks or as a key part of complex systems. Wherever a DSA is employed its critical function is delivering accurate, consistent, repeatable level control in a difficult space environment. The environment in space creates additional challenges due to the wide range of...
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  28. 25. Low-Power Analogue Receiver ASIC for Space Telecommand Applications
    Mr Franco Bigongiari (SITAEL S.p.A.)
    01/07/2014, 11:30
    Nowadays, on-board telecommand receivers for space applications consume an important percentage of the overall offered power of the satellite, especially due to their always ON need of operation. Decoders, in charge of elaborating received data and of providing error correction according to redundancy introduced by related encoding protocol are one of the fundamental components of a satellite...
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  29. 17. Use of IHP's 0.25 µm BiCMOS Process in the Development of European LVDS Devices
    Mr Jesús López (Arquimea)
    01/07/2014, 11:50
    Transmission of large amount of data is extensively used in communication among spacecraft and satellite onboard systems during a mission. LVDS (Low-Voltage Differential Signaling) Drivers and Receivers are key to provide means of sending/receiving data along twisted pair cable at very high data-rates with low power and excellent EMI performance. Rad-tolerant and Rad-hard ANSI EIA/TIA 644A...
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  30. 2. Rad-hard High Speed LVDS Driver and Receiver
    Mr Thierry MASSON (STMicroelectronics)
    01/07/2014, 12:10
    A big challenge in data transmission is the constant increase in data-rate. Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) is a high speed, low power general purpose standard interface. Our paper presents LVDS driver and receiver circuits specifically designed, packaged and qualified for use in aerospace environment. The intended application of these devices (RHFLVDS31/32 quad drivers/receivers) is...
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  31. 32. Radiation Tests of Point-of-Load DC-DC Converter and Extended Common Mode LVDS Components
    Mr Volodymyr Burkhay (Space IC GmbH)
    01/07/2014, 14:00
    In this paper the results of SEE tests on European Point-of-Load DC-DC converter and Extended Common Mode LVDS components using TFSMART2 technology will be presented. TFSMART2 is an HV BCD technology on SOI with the smallest feature size of 0.35μm. During the AMICSA 2012 conference an unbiased TID radiation test of this technology using the same components has been presented. This paper...
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  32. 11. A radiation-tolerant Point-of-Load buck DCDC converter ASIC
    Federico Faccio (CERN)
    01/07/2014, 14:20
    The High Energy Physics Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the most powerful particle accelerator installed at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, are in an exciting data taking phase but are also preparing upgrades to improve their performance. Their complex assemblies of detector systems make extensive use of electronics components located in a severe radiation environment and in a...
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  33. 19. A mix-signal radhard micro-controller: DPC
    Mr Marc Fossion (ThalesAleniaSpace)
    01/07/2014, 14:40
    Thales Alenia Space is engaged in the development of a radiation hardened mixed-mode circuit: the DPC (digital programmable controller). This device is a major breakthrough in the availability of radiation hardened highly integrated micro-controller. The construction of the DPC is the result of 4 party project involving Imec, ICsense & Thales Alenia Space under an ESA development. This...
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  34. 45. How chips paved the way to the Higgs particle
    Erik Heijne (Czech Technical University (CZ))
    01/07/2014, 15:00
  35. 30. RCADA - 65nm 12b 3Gspc Rad Hard dual ADC dual DAC
    Mr Tuvia Liran (Ramon Chips)
    01/07/2014, 15:40
    AMICSA 2014
    Oral
    Data Converters
    The RCADA mixed signal chip is currently under development by Ramon Chips and Silantrix, combining the rad-hard RadSafe™ libraries and methodologies from Ramon Chips and Silantrix proprietary architecture for data converters. The extreme wideband capabilities of RCADA require very high performance digital processing (for pre-processing and for “digitally assisted analog” methods), as well as...
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  36. 6. Very High Resolution Analog-to-Digital Converter at 1 kHz for Space Applications
    Mr Konstantinos Makris (ISD S.A.)
    01/07/2014, 16:00
    AMICSA 2014
    Oral
    Data Converters
    We present a monolithic, very high resolution analog-to-digital converter suitable for high precision space applications. The converter is a low-noise, low sampling rate, radiation hardened device optimized to operate in a frequency range from 0.1mHz to 1kHz with nominal output sampling frequency of 6 kHz. The ADC receives a differential voltage input and outputs 24-bit word samples. A simple...
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  37. 46. Wrap Up
    Agustin Fernandez Leon (ESA), Boris Glass (European Space Agency)
    01/07/2014, 16:20
  38. 40. Welcome and Introduction