AMICSA 2008

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Needs and Requirements

• New Architectures Enabled by All-Digital Low Speed Sensor Networks: ESA Activities on the Field
  Furano, G.
  ESA (The Netherlands)

Data Converters

• ADC Front-End Design Consideration for Telecommunication Satellite Applications
  Bedi, R.; Farrugia, L.
  EADS Astrium (United Kingdom)

• Linearity Performances Measurement of a Low Power 14-bit A/D Converter in Representative Conditions of CCD Space Applications
  Seyler, J.Y. ¹; Malou, F. ¹; Penquer, A. ¹; Dugoujon, L. ²; Prugne, C. ^{2
  1}CNES (France); ²STMicroelectronics (France)

• On the Design of a Very High Resolution 24-bit Digital to Analog Converter at 1 kHz for Space Applications
  Mitrovgenis, D.; Makris, K.; Fragopoulos, D.; Papadas, C.
  Integrated Systems Development ISD S.A. (Greece)

• Design and Testing of a Radiation Hardened 13-bit 80 MS/s Pipeline ADC Implemented in a 90nm Standard CMOS Process
  Vaz, B.¹; Rodrigues, M.¹; Faria, P.¹; Monteiro, R.¹; Penetra, N.¹; Domingues, T.¹; Paulino, N.²; Goes, J.^{2
  1}Silicon and Software Systems (Portugal); ²Nova University of Lisbon / Silicon and Software Systems (Portugal)

• A New Generation of Rad Hardened ADC to Serve the Space Industry
  Amblard, J.P.A.
  E2v (France)

• A 10-bit, 1.8-GS/s Time-Interleaved Pipeline ADC
  Aberg, M.¹; Rantala, A.¹; Gomes-Martins, D.¹; Hakkarainen, V.²; Aho, M.²; Riikonen, J.²; Halonen, K.^{2
  1}VTT (Finland); ²TKK (Finland)

• High Speed and Precision Analog Components Enable Lower Power, Higher Performance and Lower Mass Satellite Moduules!
  McCormack, P.
  National Semiconductor (Germany)

Space Applications

• A 1553 Transceiver ASIC for Space Embedded Applications using a SOI Technology
  Wagner, A.¹; Chicca, S.^{2
  1}EADS Astrium (France); ²AURELIA Microelettronica S.r.l. (Italy)

• Radiation Hardened SMPS, Power Converter and Integrated Circuit Design Controller
  Guilherme, J.¹; Santos, M.²; Pires, C.²; Horta, N.^{2
  1}Escola Superior Tecnologia Tomar (Portugal); ²Instituto de Telecommunicacoes (Portugal)

• Mixed-Signal ASIC for Rover Environmental Monitoring System
  Bigongiari, F.¹; Chicca, S.¹; Lopez, J.^{2
  1}Aurelia Microelettronica Srl (Italy); ²EADS Astrium Crisa (Spain)

• Status of the Magnetometer Front-End ASIC (MFA)
  Magnes, W.¹ et al; Hauer, H.²; Oberst, M.²; Neubauer, H.²; Pierce, D.³; Means, J.3; Falkner, P.4
  ¹Space Research Institute, AAS (Austria); ²Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (Germany); ³Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, UCLA (United States); ⁴ESA (The Netherlands)

• A Low Power and Low Noise Multi-Channel ASIC for X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy in Space
  Mikkelsen, S.1; Meier, D.1; Maehlum, G.1; Sundal, B.1; Talebi, J.1; Helland, A.2; Ostaard, N.2; Skogseide, Y.2; Ullaland, K.2
  ¹Gamma Medica Ideas AS (Norway); ²University of Bergen (Norway)

• The NemeriX G3-ASIC Chip Set: A Radiation Hardened Front End for GNSS Receivers Aimed at Space Application
  Consoli, A.¹; Piazza, F.¹; Schwammschneider, H.^{2
  1}Nemerix SA (Switzerland); ²Austrian Aerospace GmbH (Austria)

• Multi-Gbit/s Capable 65nm CMOS Ser/Des Design Analysis for Space Application
  Dugoujon, L.¹; Hili, L.²; Skoulaxinos, S.³; Papadas, C.³; Baguena, L.⁴; Childerhouse, M.⁵; Tonietto, D.¹; Ramet, S.¹; Badets, F.¹; Lavastre, S.¹; Briand, P.^{1
  1}STMicroelectronics (France); ²ESA (The Netherlands); ³ISD Athens (Greece); ⁴Thales Alenia Space (France); ⁵EADS Astrium (United Kingdom)

Radiation Hardening and Testing

• First Time Common Synthesis and Simulation of ECL and CMOS Parts on a BiCMOS Chip Based on the IHP SGB25V Library
  Winkler, F.¹; Heyzer, H.V.²; Herzel, F.³; Folio, B.⁴; Glass, B.⁴; Miquel, C.^{4
  1}Humboldt-University of Berlin (Germany); ²Kayser-Threde GmbH (Germany); ³IHP GmbH (Germany); ⁴ESA (The Netherlands)

• First Radiation Test Results of the SiGe Technology SGB25V of IHP which is a Good Candidate for Space Components
  Heyer, H.V.
  Kayser-Threde GmbH (Germany)

• Challenges of Single Event Upset and Transient Testing and Characterization of Mixed-Signal Products
  Kruckmeyer, K.
  National Semiconductor (United States)

• Radiation-tolerant Analog and Mixed-Signal CMOS Technology Offering for Full-Custom Space ASIC Design
  Briere, O.; Roedde, K.; Saubat, J.C.
  MHS Electronics (France)

• Original Co-Design of VASP, a Space Qualified Mixed-Signal ASIC by Space Industry & Consumer IP Provider
  Ayzac, P.¹; Guilherme, J.²; Oliveira, V.^{2
  1}Thales Alenia Space (France); ²Chipidea - MIPS Technologies Analog Business Group (Portugal)

Conclusions

• AMICSA 2008 Wrap-Up
  Agustin Fernandez-Leon
  European Space Agency (The Netherlands)