Charge Sensitive Amplifier Design Automation Framework

Completed TRL 3 (started at 1, targeting 3)

Description

This effort seeks to develop a CSA design automation framework to expedite the design of multi-channel front-end electronics to reduce the time-to-market, cost and reduce risk associated with developing custom radiation hardened front-end electronics for space instruments.

Benefits

The key benefits for this project include (1) improve efficiency and reduce design risk/cost and time-to-market for front-end ASICs utilizing CSAs and (2) continue the development of cost-efficient extreme radiation hardened IP and ASICs which will enable instruments for Helio, Astrophysics and Planetary missions.

Details

Technology area	Flight Computing and Avionics > Avionics Component Technologies > Radiation-Hardened ASIC Technologies
Program	Center Independent Research & Development: GSFC IRAD (GSFC IRAD)
Lead organization	Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Start date	2017-10-01
End date	2018-09-30

Project contacts

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Michael A Johnson — michael.a.johnson@nasa.gov
Wesley A Powell — wesley.a.powell@nasa.gov
George Suarez — George.Suarez@nasa.gov

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