To offer a vision for a global space community and identify the usage of space technology in conserving energy, environmental, water and mineral resources, Intersil Corporation has opened its new Palm Bay, Florida ELDRS testing facility.
According to a press release, the facility will perform low dose rate total ionizing dose (TID) acceptance testing for all Intersil radiation hardened products -- regardless of process technology -- on a wafer by wafer basis and these tests will be conducted in accordance with government performance specifications MIL-PRF-38535 (QML) and MIL-STD-883, and will provide Intersil customers with assured low dose rate performance.
Michael Althar, vice president and General Manager of Intersil's Specialty Products Group said, “We are very excited to announce the opening of this new facility. The expansion of our in-house radiation testing capabilities reinforces our leadership in this market and is an example of our commitment to providing best possible products to the global space community, our aerospace customers will now know that any product purchased from Intersil with an EH designation has been acceptance tested at both high and low dose rates. We're not only providing them with an extra level of confidence in our products, but we're simplifying their design procedures at the same time.”
Intersil products that are acceptance tested at low dose rate will be designated with an EH suffix. Intersil's current high dose rate only products carrying the RH suffix will remain unchanged. All EH certified products will carry Intersil certificates of compliance for both high dose rate testing and low dose rate testing.
The first low dose rate acceptance product to receive DLA Land and Maritime (formerly DSCC) approval is the popular HS1840A analog multiplexer (HS1840AEH / SMD P/N 5962F9563004). Intersil has completed production low dose rate acceptance testing of another 10 products to date, including the ISL70001SRH 6A synchronous buck regulator, and will submit these products for approval shortly. Additional parts are currently undergoing testing.
In other company news, TMCnet reported that Intersil Corporation introduced the automotive grade ambient light sensor designed to support continuous operation up to 105 degrees Celsius.
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