DALLAS, Nov. 28,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) (Nasdaq:
TXN) today announced an expansion in its portfolio of space-grade
analog semiconductor products in highly reliable plastic packages
for a diverse range of missions. TI developed a new device
screening specification called space high-grade in plastic (SHP)
for radiation-hardened products and introduced new
analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that meet the SHP
qualification. TI also introduced new product families to the
radiation-tolerant Space Enhanced Plastic (Space EP) portfolio.
Compared to traditional ceramic packages, plastic packages offer a
smaller footprint that enables designers to reduce system-level
size, weight and power, and thus help reduce launch costs.
In the past, space applications and programs used hermetically
sealed, ceramic Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) Class V devices
to ensure reliability. Today, applications like those in new space,
designed to increase commercial access to space programs through
short-term missions in low Earth orbit (LEO), are helping expand
communication and connectivity. For new space applications, there
is a growing need for smaller components that help reduce system
size and weight – and therefore lower the cost required to launch
an application into space. Plastic substrate ball-grid array (PBGA)
and plastic-encapsulated devices offer an alternative to
traditional space semiconductor packages.
New SHP ADCs improve thermal efficiency and increase
bandwidth in a smaller size
TI's SHP specification indicates integrated circuits (ICs) that
meet the rigorous design requirements of deep space missions with
extremely harsh environmental conditions. The SHP specification
includes both PBGA and plastic-encapsulated packages for
radiation-hardened semiconductors. The 10-mm-by-10-mm-by-1.9-mm
ADC12DJ5200-SP and ADC12QJ1600-SP ADCs in flip-chip BGA SHP
packages are the first products from TI that meet the SHP
specification. These ADCs help enable designs as much as seven
times smaller than those using equivalent ceramic-packaged devices,
maximize data communication speeds with SerDes rates up to 17.1
Gbps, and reduce thermal resistance. Learn more about TI's SHP
specification by reading "How SHP in Plastic Packaging Addresses 3
Key Space Application Design Challenges."
Space EP product families increase power efficiency and save
board space for new space missions
TI's Space EP portfolio is the industry's largest plastic,
radiation-tolerant power management and signal-chain portfolio,
with devices specifically designed for smaller, high-volume LEO
satellite applications. Space EP devices can help save as much as
50% board space compared to traditional ceramic packages, and
deliver high-performance power supplies with rail-to-rail
input/output operation. The TPS7H5005-SEP family of pulse-width
modulation (PWM) controllers are the newest products in TI's Space
EP portfolio, and support multiple power-supply topologies and
field-effect transistor (FET) architectures. TPS7H5005-SEP PWM
controllers minimize power loss through synchronous rectification,
enabling at least 5% higher power efficiency compared to equivalent
devices. Learn more about TI's Space EP products by reading the
application note, "Reduce the Risk in Low-Earth Orbit Missions with
Space Enhanced Plastic Products."
With over 60 years in the space market, TI continues to develop
radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant products and packaging
that enable designers to meet mission-critical requirements with
increased power density, performance capabilities and
reliability.
Availability
Space EP and SHP devices are available for purchase on TI.com
and through authorized distributors. Full and custom-quantity reels
are available on TI.com and through other channels. Manufacturers
can select specific date and lot codes before placing their order
on TI.com. Each QML lot ships with a certificate of conformance – a
quality conformance inspection and a processing conformance report
summarizing traceability and testing performed – per Military
Performance Specification (MIL-PRF)-38535. See these and all of
TI's products for space at TI.com/space.
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global
semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, tests and sells
analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as
industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications
equipment and enterprise systems. Our passion to create a better
world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors
is alive today, as each generation of innovation builds upon the
last to make our technology smaller, more efficient, more reliable
and more affordable – making it possible for semiconductors to
go into electronics everywhere. We think of this as Engineering
Progress. It's what we do and have been doing for decades. Learn
more at TI.com.
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