NASA SBIR SUCCESS STORY Jet Propulsion Laboratory
1996 Phase II

Single Event Latch Up Protection Of Integrated Circuits

Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

San Diego, CA

INNOVATION
    Integrated single event latch up protection designed into a radiation hard ASIC chip suitable for space electronic applications
Mars 03 Lander Will Be Able to Use a 
          High Performance, Lower Cost Commercial A to D Converter as a Result 
          of Latch Up Protection Technology Development
Mars 03 Lander Will Be Able to Use a High Performance, Lower Cost Commercial A to D Converter as a Result of Latch Up Protection Technology Development

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Fabricated and radiation tested ASIC chip to implement single event latchup protection technology
  • Demonstrated latchup protection on a commercial integrated circuit
  • Innovation enables the use of commercial chip technology in space missions, providing higher radiation performance at lower cost
COMMERCIALIZATION
  • Commercial sales based on this technology have exceeded $1 million
  • Products sold for application in U.S. and European satellite programs
GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
  • Maxwell Technologies will supply analog to digital converter chips for Mars 2003 Lander
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