ALAN AEROSPACE LLC specializes in designing reliable radiation hardened systems for space. Our custom services include space systems engineering, radiation effects engineering, and training.
Radiation Testing
- SEE Testing
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- Heavy ion, proton, neutron, and laser
- SEE failure modes assessment
- SEE rate calculations
- TID Testing
- Co-60
- Statistically calculations of parameter adjusted means for TID and TNID/DDD
- TNID/DDD Testing
- Proton or neutron
- Non-ionizing energy loss (NIEL) calculations
- Statistically calculations of parameter adjusted means for TID and TNID/DDD
- PDR Testing
- Transient Radiation Effect on Electronics (TREE)
- Flash x-ray and LINACs
Turn Key Testing Services
- Turn Key Testing Services
- Test facility booking and contracting
- Complete test tracking, data analysis, and test reports
- Test plan writing and test readiness reviews
- Radiation Lot Acceptance Testing (RLAT)/Radiation Verification Test (RVT) evaluations
- Ad hoc team test support
Part Types
- ASIC
- Microprocessor
- FPGA
- SoC
- DDR3/DDR4 memory
- NAND Flash
- SRAM
Radiation Hardness Assurance (RHA) Programs
- Tailored RHA process including definition and scope planning
- Define and create RHA programs and process
- Training and mentorship in radiation effects
- Risk mitigation and reduction strategies
Radiation Effects Systems Engineering
- Availability budgets
- Reliability analysis
- Worst Case Analysis
- Failure Detection Intervention and Recovery (FDIR) system definition and implementation
Environment Definition
- Environment Definition
- Radiation environment calculation from mission concept of operations
- Nominal and worst case SEE from solar particle events (SPE)
- Dose depth curves for TID and TNID/DDD
- Calculate the trapped proton and electron environments, galactic cosmic rays (GCRs), and worst case SPE
Radiation Requirements
- Requirement definition from mission systems to individual components
- Tailored semiconductor component requirements to meet your mission reliability and cost
- Derating guidelines for safe operation and reliability
- Emphasis on defining requirement commensurate with your program’s risk posture
Part Evaluation
- Part recommendations for power, RF, and digital processing
- Radiation data discovery and test needs assessments
- Technology assessments for new state-of-the-art technologies like systems-on-chip (SoCs), multi-core microprocessors, and FPGAs
Single Event Effects (SEE) Assessment
- SEE assessments for parts, circuits, units, and systems
- Availability and outage rates calculations for specific environments
- SEE mitigation strategies