STMicroelectronics Releases Economical Radiation Hardened Chip

     STMicroelectronics simplifies the design and mass production of a new generation of small low earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Economical and reliable LEO satellites can provide Earth observation and broadband Internet services from LEO.

     ST's new series of radiation hardened power, analog and logic chips are packaged with low-cost plastic, providing important functions for satellite electronic circuits. STC has just released the first nine products of this series, including a data converter, a voltage regulator, an LVDS transceiver, a line driver and five logic gates. These products are used in the entire satellite system, such as power generation and distribution, on-board computers, satellite remote sensing trackers, transceivers and other satellite systems. In the next few months, STC will continue to release new products, expand the series and add more functions to further expand the range of designers.

     Marcello San Biagio, General Manager of STMicroelectronics General and RF Products, said: "We are in a new era of space commercialization and democratization, commonly called the new space, which has fundamentally changed the economy of satellite design, manufacturing, launch and operation. These spacecraft, which were previously produced in small batches and used exclusively, are rapidly commercialized, distributed in large constellations sometimes containing thousands of units. ST has supported the development of aviation industry for decades, accumulated rich expertise, and combined with technology in commercial IC manufacturing Expertise, which makes the pricing of new series of products competitive, and at the same time, ensures that the strong functions are sufficient to meet the challenges of LEO environment, especially to meet the requirements of radiation hardening.