Custom ASIC Development
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MAGICS is specialized in designing radiation-hardened ICs for space and nuclear applications, that are tolerant to single-event and total-ionizing-dose effects. MAGICS addresses customers’ demands by offering ASIC solutions, customized IC design services or IP licensing. The company also has easy access to various kinds of irradiation facilities, e.g., x-ray, cobalt-60, two-photon absorption laser, heavy ion, and proton.
At present, the MAGICS’ rad-hard technology is qualified under extreme radiation conditions and well received by our customers. From 2008 to 2017, MAGICS has successfully delivered several radiation-hardened integrated circuits development projects, including: picosecond time-to-digital converter for a pulsed-mode time-of-flight Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) system; MGy radiation tolerant sensor instrumentation link for nuclear environment; closed-loop motor control electronics for intelligent remote handling at ITER.
One-stop shop for custom rad-hard IC design: feasibility study, design specification, chip design, prototyping, test bench definition, electrical characterization, and radiation assessment.
MAGICS Instruments assists customers in fast-to-market product development, employing MAGICS’ qualified radiation-hardened Analog/Mixed-signal IP blocks with excellent TID and SEE tolerance.
MAGICS helps customers to create system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for their PCB systems. An SoC integrates an electronics system into one single chip, and require very few external components, hence significantly reduces the cost and complexity of system-level integration. SoCs also consume less power, have smaller size, and provide greater reliability than their PCB counterparts.
With the in-house knowledge of conducting radiation qualification and access to radiation facilities (X-ray, Gamma-ray, Neutron, Proton, Heavy-ion), MAGICS can effectively assess the radiation hardness of its products and designs in an environment similar to real applications. This helps us in identifying potential risks and improving the reliability of the associated system.
Exposure to radiation reduces the lifespan of electronics. MAGICS has developed chips which are highly resistant to total-ionizing-dose as well as particle radiation. The pioneering technology of MAGICS offers unprecedented opportunities for the use of state-of-the-art electronics
MAGICS has developed a unique rad-hard IC design environment to achieve high first-time-right rate and high reliability:
Discover MAGICS’ Rad-Hard Analog/Mixed-signal IP Library
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| Bandgap reference | Xtal-less clock reference | On-chip temperature sensor |
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The library is still growing. New elements will be added to the library (e.g., power regulators, SAR ADC, SERDES, LVDS, DAC, bus transceiver, XO). Digital IPs are also available upon request (e.g., SPI, bus controller, digital filter). The library can also be ported into another process, according to a customer’s requirement.
We believe that the radiation-hard technology being developed at MAGICS Instruments has great potential in the nuclear industry. … For this reason radiation hard Megagray instrumentation solutions can greatly add value to our current solutions serving our existing clients as well as allowing us to develop relationships with new clients looking for radiation hardened electronic solutions.
The radiation hardening and qualification is duly identified and implemented, relying respectively on possible subcontracting for bespoke radiation tolerant electronics (MAGICS Instruments).
