NASA Office of Logic Design

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

Title, Authors, Reference, Link	Abstract, Summary, Conclusions
Single Event Effects of a FLASH-based FPGA J. J. Wang, Brian Cronquist, John McCollum - Actel Corporation Rich Katz, Igor Kleyner (OSC) - NASA/GSFC Rocky Koga - The Aerospace Corporation Thirteenth Biennial Single Effects Symposium Manhattan Beach, CA April 23-25, 2002 (April 22, 2002) see02_flash.pdf see02_flash.ppt	Outline Device and Technology Architecture Beam Tests and Results Conclusions ProASIC offers a high-density, re-programmable, and non-volatile programmable logic solution to high reliability market. However, at this moment: ProASIC is not suitable for space-flight application due to its SEL sensitivity at moderate LET_TH. But for avionics, the heavy ion and proton testing data show that it is immune to neutrons.
k050.pdf	Initial TID Test of the A500K050. Functional failure at approximately 70 krad(Si). (April 16, 2000)
SEETest_BNL0800_0900.htm	SEE Test of A500K050 (Prototype) at BNL, Aug. and Sep. 2000. (Sep. 8, 2000)
LAN3300_Proasic_BNL1000.htm	SEE Test of A500K050 (Prototype) at BNL, Oct. 2000. Low LET Ions. (October 24, 2000).