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A scientific study of the problems of digital engineering for space flight systems,
with a view to their practical solution.


1998 Military and Aerospace Applications of

Programmable Devices and Technologies Conference

(MAPLD Conference)

 

B5: B. Cronquist, M. Sarpa, J.J. Wang, and R. Katz, et., al.
Actel Corp. and NASA/GSFC

"Modifications of COTS FPGA Devices for Space Applications"

B5_Cronquist.pdf

A review of the ongoing efforts to improve the applicability of standard CMOS COTS devices to space environments. Discussions will center on specific design and processing techniques that will include methods of increasing total dose survivability levels and decreasing single event upset susceptibility. These concepts were guided by observations and measurements made on the Actel OTP FPGAs through eight process generations (2.0um to 0.25um). Both one-time and reprogrammable FPGA futures will be reviewed.


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