Aeroflex Colorado Springs has added mixed-signal ASICs to it RadHard product line. These ASICs combine high-performance analog with digital logic and will be offered in 0.6 mm (5 V) and 0.35 mm (3.3 V to 10.0 V). Aeroflex's analog IP includes ADCs, with up to 21 bits of resolution, and DACs, along with embedded voltage references, op-amps, sample-and-hold, and analog muxes. Initial deliveries are scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2007.

Aeroflex's RadHard mixed-signal ASICs meet the same radiation-hardened specifications as its digital ASICs — 100 krad (Si) to more than 1 Megarad (Si) total ionizing dose. Aeroflex is QML Q and V certified with the Defense Supply Center Columbus for the 0.6 mm CMOS technology, and QML Q for the 0.35 mm technology, with QML V expected next year. This assures customers that Aeroflex's RadHard mixed-signal ASICs meet the stringent requirements for applications demanding the highest level of reliability and extended mission life.

Future plans include a RadHard 0.18 mm, triple-well CMOS technology and RadHard standard data converter products for space applications. In addition to RadHard ASICs, Aeroflex Colorado Springs standard products including memories, microcontrollers and space-qualified circuit card assemblies.

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