Most of the products that Nu-Trek is developing are rad-hard by design. Space, interceptor, and strategic radiation hardness requirements can be met. Nu-Trek is also designing parts that have to operate at cryogenic temperatures, as well as parts that have both radiation and cryogenic operational requirements.
Nu-Trek is also working on a reconfigurable ASIC for imaging applications. The reconfigurable ASIC is similar to digital field programmable gate arrays, but instead of digital functions it contains high level analog blocks, including Nu-Trek's ultra low power analog-to-digital converters.
Rad-Hard By Design: Most of Nu-Trek's parts are rad-hard by design. Radiation hardness varies, depending on customer requirements. Both space and interceptor requirements can be met.
Cryo Process Models: The Nu-Trek team can develop parts that have to operate at cryogenic temperatures, as well as the device models required to design the parts.
Power versus sampling speed for the Mercury and Jupiter analog to digital converters. Simulations were performed at room temperature, as well as at 68° K and 40° K. Note that the power consumption starts falling off as the temperature drops below 68° K.
Reconfigurable ASIC: Nu-Trek is working on a reconfigurable analog front end for imager applications. The part is an analog equivalent to a field programmable gate array. The reconfigurable ASIC will offer many options and endless reconfigurability.
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The NT-Ceres-01 Reconfigurable ASIC configured to address CCD readout applications.
