New integrated circuits to withstand high ionising dose radiation and high energy particles

F4E and MAGICS have developed a new generation rad-hard ASICs for position sensing, motion control and bus communication. These integrated circuits can withstand more than 1 Mgy total ionising dose and could be used for sensors, actuators or complete systems for harsh environments.

Technology assets

• high resistance of the integrated circuits to ionising dose radiation (>1MGy) and high energy particles;
• safety, flexibility and minimised implementation effort thanks to its BiSS-interface;
• many applications in sensors (pressure, temperature, flow, radiation) and actuators (relay drive, solenoid drive, motor drive) for harsh environments;
• possible integration in complete systems (such as rad-hard cameras and remote handling systems).