IN SUPPORT OF A FPGA CRITICALITY DEFINED VALIDATION, WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON RADIATION EFFECTS

摘要

The increasing complexity, functionality and costof space designs has only added to the pressure on designers ofsuch systems. Whether you are designing a hi-rel component of aspacecraft control computer or a simple component of a low endpayolad, the number of testing and design considerations couldmake a designer’s head spin. To easily move through thisprocess, FPGA designers have in the past looked for suppliersthat claim a proven track record of successes in space gradeFPGA design, but doing this there is the risk of hiding thespecific reliability threats of each design.