Single Event Latch Up Protection Of

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Single Event Latch Up Protection Of Integrated
Circuits
Small Business Innovation Research
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
• 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

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

• GOVERNMENT/ SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
• Maxwell Technologies will supply analog to
  digital converter chips for Mars 2003 Lander

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