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Total Dose Regeneration of COTS Using a Thermally Controlled Packaging Approach, Year 1
Completed
TRL 4 (started at 2, targeting 4)
Description
The objectives are to provide on-board post-irradiation regeneration system to COTS parts to enhance their radiation tolerance. The end product is the experimental demonstration of a novel packaging approach based on a resistor grid that is used to regenerate devices in presence of radiation. Key Innovations: controllable thermal resistor grid arrays to be incorporated in COTS systems that use chip-on-board technology to enhance their radiation performance.
Benefits
This capability can be used for any mission that require the use of COTS components. It will be considered, if successful, for Europa applications. It has the potential to extend the lifetime of Cube-Sat/Small-Sat missions and science instruments.
Details
| Technology area | Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing > Mechanical Systems > Mechanism-Life-Extension Systems |
| Program | Center Innovation Fund: JPL CIF (JPL CIF) |
| Lead organization | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA |
| Start date | 2015-10-01 |
| End date | 2016-09-30 |
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