For Immediate Release
Radiation Assured Devices™ (RAD) Now Offers Extended Total Ionizing Dose (TID) and Enhanced Low Dose Rate Sensitivity (ELDRS) Integrated Circuit (IC) and Systems Testing at Low Dose Rates of 100, 10 or 1 mrad per second.
Colorado Springs, CO - 17 June 2008 - Radiation Assured Devices™ (RAD) now offers Extended Total Ionizing Dose (TID) and Enhanced Low Dose Rate Sensitivity (ELDRS) Integrated Circuit (IC) and Systems Testing at Low Dose Rates of 100, 10 or 1 mrad per second.
Many linear and mixed signal devices that utilize bipolar minority carrier elements exhibit an enhanced low dose rate sensitivity (ELDRS) to low levels of radiation. At this time, there is no known or accepted "a priori" method for predicting susceptibility to ELDRS or simulating the low dose rate sensitivity with a "conventional" room temperature 50-300rad(Si)/s irradiation. Over the past decade a number of accelerating techniques have been examined, however, none of these techniques have proven useful across the wide variety of linear and/or mixed signal devices used in spaceborne applications.
While the recently released MIL-STD-883G TM 1019.7 requirements allow for accelerated testing, the requirements for using it are to essentially perform a low dose rate ELDRS test to verify the suitability of the acceleration method on the component of interest before the acceleration technique can be instituted. Since there typically is no confirmed knowledge of the behavior of most integrated circuits or electronic systems in a low dose rate environment, a lot by lot ELDRS qualification is generally the best course of action in order to prove capability of ICs or electronic systems in the low dose rate environments of satellite or other spaceborne applications.
"Radiation Assured Devices routinely performs ELDRS IC and system qualification services for a wide variety of commercial and military customers at low dose rates down to 1 mrad/s to exacting standards compliant to MIL-STD-883G TM 1019.7 with excellent results" said Joe Benedetto Ph.D., CTO of Radiation Assured Devices. "Fully comprehending the risks of low dose rate sensitivities of ICs, components and electronic systems is an integral part of properly managing the technical risks of any spaceborne system."
TID and ELDRS test expertise has been one of several key components in the Radiation Assured Devices' suite of capabilities since the company was founded in 2002. The staff of RAD has extensive experience performing radiation testing of a large number of ICs, electronic systems as well as materials in the approximately 20,000 square foot Longmire Laboratory located in Colorado Springs, CO that is a comprehensive radiation effects test and support laboratory. This lab was originally established by Mission Research Corporation (MRC) in the early 1990s and was later sold to Alliant Techsystems (ATK). Radiation Assured Devices purchased the Longmire Laboratory from ATK in January of 2007 to better serve RAD's customers. Since this purchase, RAD has increased both the capabilities as well as the capacity of this comprehensive radiation effects test and support laboratory.
About Radiation Assured Devices™
Radiation Assured Devices, Inc. (RAD) uses commercial and specialty technologies to provide state of the art radiation engineering and qualification services as well as radiation hardened products for commercial and military spaceborne electronics with the highest levels of reliability and radiation assurance. RAD has extensive experience in production radiation effects testing in the approximately 20,000 square foot Longmire Laboratory located in Colorado Springs, CO. RAD offers a comprehensive radiation effects test and support laboratory. RAD is ISO 9001:2000 certified.
RAD's current radiation capabilities include: Two Co-60 sources, Cs-137 source, 14MeV Neutron Generator, 1E11 rad/s Flash X-Ray/Prompt Dose Capabilities; Total Dose (TID) Testing; Enhanced Low Dose Radiation Sensitivity (ELDRS) Testing; Heavy Ion Single Event Effects (SEE) Testing including Single Event Latch-up (SEL), Singe Event Upset (SEU), Single Event Transient (SET) and Single Event Functional Interrupt (SEFI); Radiation Lot Acceptance Testing (RLAT); Focal Plane Array (FPA) Irradiation, Characterization and Testing; Radiation Engineering and Component Qualification Planning; Wafer Lot Radiation Screening, Characterization, and Qualification; Mil-Std Screening and Qualification of Advanced COTS Devices as well as Design Engineering for Radiation Hardened ICs and electronic systems.
RAD also offers the following support services: Quick-Turn, low-cost Prototype IC Assembly; Backside Chip Thinning and Re-assembly for Heavy Ion Radiation testing; Chip Removal and Re-assembly for Heavy Ion Radiation testing; PC Board Design, Laser marking and Laser cutting.
It is the vision and mission of RAD to be the company of choice for radiation device testing and engineering services.
Founded in 2003, Radiation Assured Devices is privately held and based in Colorado Springs, CO. For more information visit: http://www.RadiationAssuredDevices.com.
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PR Contact:
Charlie Beebout
Radiation Assured Devices
phone: 719.531.0800 x113
e-mail: CBeebout@RadiationAssuredDevices.com
©2008 Radiation Assured Devices. All rights reserved. Trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.
Radiation Assured Devices™ (RAD) Now Offers Extended Total Ionizing Dose (TID) and Enhanced Low Dose Rate Sensitivity (ELDRS) Integrated Circuit (IC) and Systems Testing at Low Dose Rates of 100, 10 or 1 mrad per second.
Colorado Springs, CO - 17 June 2008 - Radiation Assured Devices™ (RAD) now offers Extended Total Ionizing Dose (TID) and Enhanced Low Dose Rate Sensitivity (ELDRS) Integrated Circuit (IC) and Systems Testing at Low Dose Rates of 100, 10 or 1 mrad per second.
Many linear and mixed signal devices that utilize bipolar minority carrier elements exhibit an enhanced low dose rate sensitivity (ELDRS) to low levels of radiation. At this time, there is no known or accepted "a priori" method for predicting susceptibility to ELDRS or simulating the low dose rate sensitivity with a "conventional" room temperature 50-300rad(Si)/s irradiation. Over the past decade a number of accelerating techniques have been examined, however, none of these techniques have proven useful across the wide variety of linear and/or mixed signal devices used in spaceborne applications.
While the recently released MIL-STD-883G TM 1019.7 requirements allow for accelerated testing, the requirements for using it are to essentially perform a low dose rate ELDRS test to verify the suitability of the acceleration method on the component of interest before the acceleration technique can be instituted. Since there typically is no confirmed knowledge of the behavior of most integrated circuits or electronic systems in a low dose rate environment, a lot by lot ELDRS qualification is generally the best course of action in order to prove capability of ICs or electronic systems in the low dose rate environments of satellite or other spaceborne applications.
"Radiation Assured Devices routinely performs ELDRS IC and system qualification services for a wide variety of commercial and military customers at low dose rates down to 1 mrad/s to exacting standards compliant to MIL-STD-883G TM 1019.7 with excellent results" said Joe Benedetto Ph.D., CTO of Radiation Assured Devices. "Fully comprehending the risks of low dose rate sensitivities of ICs, components and electronic systems is an integral part of properly managing the technical risks of any spaceborne system."
TID and ELDRS test expertise has been one of several key components in the Radiation Assured Devices' suite of capabilities since the company was founded in 2002. The staff of RAD has extensive experience performing radiation testing of a large number of ICs, electronic systems as well as materials in the approximately 20,000 square foot Longmire Laboratory located in Colorado Springs, CO that is a comprehensive radiation effects test and support laboratory. This lab was originally established by Mission Research Corporation (MRC) in the early 1990s and was later sold to Alliant Techsystems (ATK). Radiation Assured Devices purchased the Longmire Laboratory from ATK in January of 2007 to better serve RAD's customers. Since this purchase, RAD has increased both the capabilities as well as the capacity of this comprehensive radiation effects test and support laboratory.
About Radiation Assured Devices™
Radiation Assured Devices, Inc. (RAD) uses commercial and specialty technologies to provide state of the art radiation engineering and qualification services as well as radiation hardened products for commercial and military spaceborne electronics with the highest levels of reliability and radiation assurance. RAD has extensive experience in production radiation effects testing in the approximately 20,000 square foot Longmire Laboratory located in Colorado Springs, CO. RAD offers a comprehensive radiation effects test and support laboratory. RAD is ISO 9001:2000 certified.
RAD's current radiation capabilities include: Two Co-60 sources, Cs-137 source, 14MeV Neutron Generator, 1E11 rad/s Flash X-Ray/Prompt Dose Capabilities; Total Dose (TID) Testing; Enhanced Low Dose Radiation Sensitivity (ELDRS) Testing; Heavy Ion Single Event Effects (SEE) Testing including Single Event Latch-up (SEL), Singe Event Upset (SEU), Single Event Transient (SET) and Single Event Functional Interrupt (SEFI); Radiation Lot Acceptance Testing (RLAT); Focal Plane Array (FPA) Irradiation, Characterization and Testing; Radiation Engineering and Component Qualification Planning; Wafer Lot Radiation Screening, Characterization, and Qualification; Mil-Std Screening and Qualification of Advanced COTS Devices as well as Design Engineering for Radiation Hardened ICs and electronic systems.
RAD also offers the following support services: Quick-Turn, low-cost Prototype IC Assembly; Backside Chip Thinning and Re-assembly for Heavy Ion Radiation testing; Chip Removal and Re-assembly for Heavy Ion Radiation testing; PC Board Design, Laser marking and Laser cutting.
It is the vision and mission of RAD to be the company of choice for radiation device testing and engineering services.
Founded in 2003, Radiation Assured Devices is privately held and based in Colorado Springs, CO. For more information visit: http://www.RadiationAssuredDevices.com.
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PR Contact:
Charlie Beebout
Radiation Assured Devices
phone: 719.531.0800 x113
e-mail: CBeebout@RadiationAssuredDevices.com
©2008 Radiation Assured Devices. All rights reserved. Trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.