Austin-based VORAGO Technologies announces the launch of the first product in a new line of radiation-hardened protective devices – the VC91200. It is a superior latch-up monitor IC. Sample evaluation kits are now available for purchase.
The new product keeps VORAGO’s innovation apace. VC91200 is a small-footprint, single-chip, multi-channel latch-up monitoring solution with radiation performance of up to 200 krad (Si) TID. The product is considered an ideal solution for the protection of sensitive semiconductor devices exposed to extreme environment,
“Latch-up due to the effects of radiation can result in catastrophic failure of devices in extreme environments. The ability to detect and prevent latch-up before it occurs is critical to the success and longevity of missions in space. We are proud to offer a fully integrated multi-channel latch-up solution that allows our customers to monitor and protect up to four devices at once,” said Dr. Hannah Moore, Sr. Manager, Product Management, VORAGO Technologies.
Designed with VORAGO Technologies’ patented HARDSIL Technology, the VC91200 was created as the ultimate space-grade protection device including rad-hardened registers with Triple Mode Redundancy (TMR) and Dual-Interlocked Storage Cells (DICE) on key register elements, with the ability to protect up to four devices at once with a single chip.
VORAGO’s VC91200 includes the following features and benefits:
- Latch-up current sensing of up to 4 devices
- Over-voltage detection
- Load-dump control
- Extensive configuration setting options via GPIO, UART, I2C
- Digital timer watchdog functionality
- Configurable for individual channels or universal shutdown
- Configurable timeout period
- Load supply range 12V
- Power supplies 3.3V only or 3.3V/1.5V
- Radiation-hardened with HARDSIL up to 200 krad (Si) TID
- Single-event Latch-up (SEL) immunity for all ion LETs <= 110 MEVcm2 (at 125°C)
- Soft Error Rate (SER) EDAC enabled: <1e-15 errors / bit-day
- Easy-to-design development kit, with exceptional support and service offerings available
