Digital Controller for Power Management

Competitiveness & Growth

Status

Ongoing
Status date

2016-06-03
Activity Code

4F.065

Objectives

Development of a Microelectronics Platform to enable mixed mode ASIC’s using a radiation-hardened-by-design solution for XFAB CMOS 0.18µ technology node
Design, manufacturing, test and qualification of generation 1 DPC (Digital Programmable Controller) chips based on mainly available mixed mode ASIC microelectronics technology UMC-DARE

Challenges

The main challenges are related to the product innovation and development complexity associated with developed mixed-signal radiation hardened ASIC, with very broad functionality and high-level performance. As far as known, the DPC being an integrated Rad-Hard mixed signal microcontroller is a world première.

Benefits

The DPC G1 is a versatile mixed-mode, radiation hardened ASIC that can be used in a variety of applications, giving the final product benefits in cost as well as flexibility in use.

On-going applications are:

DPC as Building block for NEO Avionics and RTU
MOTOR Control
General purpose analogue & digital I/O bus client with mil-1553B or CAN interfaces
Monitoring and protection
Intelligent remote sensors management
Demonstration of DPC driven vibrating gyro at Onera

Features

Overall features and performances are published in project Final report (ESA Artes C&G), publicly available.

A detailed data sheet is available under NDA cover. Please contact Product Manager for more information.

More information can be found in the following publications:

AMICSA 2014:

http://indico.cern.ch/event/277669/session/2/contribution/19/attachments/506143/698756/AMICSA2014_19_Fossion_paper.pdf

CCT CNES 2014:

http://cct.cnes.fr/content/digital-programmable-controller-dpc

ADCSS2015: DPC application in Avionics / RTU :

https://indico.esa.int/indico/event/85/session/9/contribution/105/material/slides/0.pdf

AMICSA 2016:

Paper in preparation regarding on-going DPC applications.