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Development of Rad Hard non volatile Flash memories for space applications
Start date:2011-09-01
End date:2014-02-28
Project Acronym:SKYFLASH
Project status:Execution
Coordinator
| Organization name:REDCAT DEVICES SRL | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Cristiano |
via Valsolda 21 MILANO ITALIA Region:LOMBARDIA |
| Tel:+39-0289506865 | |
| Fax:+39-0245490346 | |
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| URL:http://www.redcatdevices.it/ | Organization Type: |
Description
Objective:
The project aims to realise a strong methodology for the development and design of non volatile memories using standard CMOS silicon process actually used for consumer electronics. Since standard silicon memories, such as other silicon devices for consumer market, fails under irradiation two different approaches are envisaged: the first one is to develop specific technological processes able to substain heavy ions and other charged particles while the second one is more devoted to use specific design and architectures.
The first approach, also known as Radiation Hardening by Process (RHBP), is very expensive and tied to technological issues which can be faced only by large corporations and, due to the very low amount of final devices to be realised, very difficult to follow (great deal of effort for a small niche market).
The second approach, also known as Radiation Hardening by Design (RHBD), takes the best from standard CMOS consumer processes and, using very accurate design methodologies, mitigates radiation effects on silicon processes.
Semiconductor memories, among rad hard integrated circuit scenario, are one of the most critical topic and non volatile memories in particular.
Actually both volatile and non volatile memories, excluding few excpetions, are integrated using standard processes and standard architectures. This means that the final device is typically at least Rad Tolerant and not Rad Hard and failure during mission is avoided using Error Correcting Code techniques including redundancy (more devices of the same type are used in voting manner) at board level.
The basic goal of the project is to give a methodology for the development of a generic rad hard non volatile memory with the features actually used in consumer market (good retention, re-programmability and cycling) and realise a prototype (1Mbit Flash Memory) in order to validate the approach.
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Project Details
Start date:2011-09-01
End date:2014-02-28
Duration:30 months
Project Reference:262890
Project cost:1543760 EURO
Project Funding:1052478 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-SPACE
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Space technologies, Security of space assets from on-orbit collisions
Contract type:Collaborative project (generic)
URL:http://www.skyflash.eu/
Subject index:Transport, Security, Space & satellite research, Aerospace Technology
Results for this Project
| Periodic Report Summary - SKYFLASH (Development of rad-hard non-volatile flash memories for space applications) | 12/12/2012 |
Other participants
| Organization name:UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO | |
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Name:Fortunato |
Via Festa Del Perdono 7 MILANO ITALIA Region:LOMBARDIA |
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| Fax:+39-0250317208 | |
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| Organization name:JYVASKYLAN YLIOPISTO | |
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Name:Jukka |
SEMINAARINKATU 15 JYVASKYLA SUOMI/FINLAND Region: |
| Tel:+358-142602373 | |
| Fax:+358-142602351 | |
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| URL:http://www.jyu.fi | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA | |
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Name:Martin |
PAZO DE SAN XEROME, PRAZA DO OBRADOIRO S/N SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA ESPAÑA Region:NOROESTE GALICIA La Coruna |
| Tel:+34-881816233 | |
| Fax:+34-881816263 | |
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| URL:http://www.usc.es | Organization Type:Education |
| Organization name:UPPSALA UNIVERSITET | |
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Name:Gunilla |
St Olofsgatan 10B Box 256 UPPSALA SVERIGE Region:SVERIGE ÖSTRA MELLANSVERIGE Uppsala län |
| Tel:+46-184713845 | |
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| URL:http://www.uu.se | Organization Type:Education |
| Organization name:UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS | |
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Name:Julius |
KALLIPOLEOS STREET 75 20537 NICOSIA KYPROS/KIBRIS Region: |
| Tel:+357-22892264 | |
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| URL:http://www.ucy.ac.cy | Organization Type:Education |
| Organization name:UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA | |
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Name:Alessandro |
Via VIII Febbraio 2 PADOVA ITALIA Region:NORD EST VENETO Padova |
| Tel:+39-0498277686 | |
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| URL:http://www.unipd.it | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD | |
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Name:Daniel |
SHAUL AMOR 1 619 MIGDAL HAEMEK ISRAEL Region: |
| Tel:+972-46506368 | |
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| URL:http://www.towerjazz.com | Organization Type: |
Record control number:100082
