SBIR-STTR Award

Trusted Semiconductor Solutions is proposing an approach to enable use of State of the Art (SOTA) Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) devices in naturally occurring or manmade radiation environments. Our approach marries a companion radiation sensing, circumvention, and recovery chipset to a COTS device. This solution detects and circumvents radiation without modifying or redesigning the COTS part. The COTS device is protected from damaging radiation events, and errors induced by radiation can be detected and corrected. Our solution specifically focuses on radiation performance for dose rate, total ionizing dose, and single-event effects up to strategic levels. The companion chipset integrates with the COTS device at die level in a single package. The technology will be demonstrated on a SOTA COTS FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). Approved for Public Release | 21-MDA-11013 (19 Nov 21)

Trusted Semiconductor Solutions will demonstrate how a COTS FPGA can withstand natural and manmade radiation, and how our radiation circumvention and recovery approach enables high density electronic payloads needed for next generation guided missile and space applications. We will develop a prototype FPGA demonstration vehicle that utilizes an Intel Agilex F-series COTS FPGA and our operate-through radiation detection, circumvention, and recovery circuity solution. Our radiation hardened and scalable electronics can be integrated into missiles and satellites for improved computing and data storage performance at lower size, weight, and power (SWaP). Approved for Public Release | 22-MDA-11340 (16 Dec 22)