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Maxwell Makes Rover Chips Extra Hardy For Martian Hotzone
San Diego - Jan 27, 2004 Radiation mitigation technologies developed by Maxwell Technologies, Inc. expanded the menu of high-tech components available for use on the Mars Rover mission by making commercial semiconductors suitable for use in space. Dr. Richard Balanson, Maxwell's president and chief executive officer, said that the company's proprietary Rad-Pak shielding and LPT "latch-up" protection technologies allow circuit designers to use leading-edge electronic devices normally used in commercial electronics that would not survive stringent qualifications or the radiation effects of outer space. "The high-performance Maxwell memory modules and analog-to-digital converters that the Rover engineers in the power systems and communications electronics permit much higher functionality than would have been possible with lower performance radiation-hardened components fabricated for use in space," Balanson said. "The spacecraft and all of the systems and components aboard survived a severe test en route to Mars a few weeks ago, when a major solar storm subjected them to massive amounts of radiation and bombardment by high-energy particles." Balanson noted that Maxwell performs extensive radiation characterization and other performance testing to select commercially available semiconductors that are suitable for space applications. Then its product development teams incorporate an array of proprietary radiation mitigation technologies and design techniques to produce microelectronic components and systems that combine high performance and guaranteed reliability. "Maxwell's microelectronic components and systems address the unique requirements of the demanding space market by not only guaranteeing the highest performance and radiation tolerance, but also guaranteeing that identical products will be continue to available throughout the life of our customers' applications," Balanson said. "Our products have now flown on more than 100 spacecraft and satellites." Maxwell sells reliability. We develop, manufacture and market electronic components and systems that perform reliably for the life of the applications into which they are integrated. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Maxwell Technologies SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Space Technology News - Applications and Research
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