Conveners
Radiation Hardened Technology for Mixed-Signal IC: (1/3)
- Boris Glass (European Space Agency)
Radiation Hardened Technology for Mixed-Signal IC: (2/3)
- Richard Jansen (ESA)
Radiation Hardened Technology for Mixed-Signal IC: (3/3)
- Richard Jansen (ESA)
Mr
Juan Ramos-Martos
(Instituto de Microelectrónica de Sevilla)
30/06/2014, 11:50
AMICSA 2014
Oral
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...
Mr
David Kerwin
(Aeroflex)
30/06/2014, 12:10
AMICSA 2014
Oral
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...
Mr
Paul-Emile Latimier
(ID MOS)
30/06/2014, 14:00
AMICSA 2014
Oral
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...
Marc Souyri
(Airbus DS)
30/06/2014, 14:20
AMICSA 2014
Oral
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...
Mrs
Valerie Briot
(ATMEL)
30/06/2014, 15:40
AMICSA 2014
Oral
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...
Jan Steinkamp
(IMST)
30/06/2014, 16:00
AMICSA 2014
Oral
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...
Mr
Giancarlo Franciscatto
(imec)
30/06/2014, 16:20
AMICSA 2014
Oral
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...
Mr
Robin Brouns
(imec)
30/06/2014, 16:40
AMICSA 2014
Oral
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...
