Title :
The rational use of plastic parts in satellites
Author :
Casasnovas, Anthony ; Moor, Andrew F.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD, USA
Abstract :
Management of plastic encapsulated microcircuits begins and ends with a concurrent engineering effort. The effort begins with the establishment of partnerships with a handful of world-class suppliers and ends with the development, documentation, and enforcement of rigorous in-house controls regarding device handling, screening, qualification, uprating, derating and storage. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) has successfully selected, screened and qualified PEMs for multiple artificial satellite applications. We discuss the rationale on how these commercial devices can be properly qualified and applied
Keywords :
artificial satellites; concurrent engineering; conformal coatings; encapsulation; integrated circuit packaging; integrated circuit reliability; life testing; military avionics; military standards; plastic packaging; quality control; radiation hardening (electronics); space vehicle electronics; spacecraft charging; COTS; TIMED spacecraft program; commercial devices; concurrent engineering; conformal coating; derating; device handling; documentation; electrostatic discharge; enforcement; life test; military standard; moisture protection; multiple artificial satellite applications; plastic encapsulated microcircuits; plastic parts; qualification; quality assurance; radiation hardness; rigorous in-house controls; satellites use; screening; storage; uprating; Concurrent engineering; Laboratories; Manufacturing; NASA; Physics; Plastics; Qualifications; Satellites; Solid state circuits; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control Symposium, 1998. Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4373-5
DOI :
10.1109/FREQ.1998.717935
