Radiation Hardened FPGA Technology for Space Applications

High performance, high density, radiation hardened Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are in great demand for military and space applications to reduce design cost and cycle time. BAE Systems has implemented radiation hardened 150nm bulk CMOS process technology in its foundry located in Manassas, VA to support such advanced product needs. BAE Systems and Actel Corporation are collaborating to bring the next-generation radiation hardened FPGA product for space applications to market. This paper will describe the rad hard AX-250 FPGA and the electrical and radiation test data on rad hard 150nm product hardware, FPGA device structures and anti-fuse arrays, as part of the overall FPGA product installation and qualification effort.