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Space Level Capabilities

Power Device Corporation (PDC) has more than 30 years of experience in the design and manufacture of hybrids for space applications. This includes supplying motion feedback, and motor drive and controller hybrids for use on launch vehicles, satellites, deep space applications, and the International Space Station. In satisfying customers’ needs to achieve the highest levels of reliability. PDC is fully qualified to build, test and qualify our hybrid circuits in accordance with MIL-PRF-38534 for all classes including class K.

PDC can also screen to specific profiles, enabling customers to choose from a menu including element evaluation, particle impact noise detection (PIND) testing, 320 hour burn-in, 100% nondestructive wire bond pull, and/or radiographic (X-ray) analysis. Additionally, PDC Microelectronics, formerly Maxwell Technologies, offers radiation mitigation RAD-PAK® Technology. RAD-PAK® enables PDC to deliver reduced cost space grade solutions providing total dose immunity of 100 krads or higher utilizing standard commercial chips. RAD-PAK-based solutions have been qualified for use by NASA.

Visit our Space Solutions page for a complete listing of PDC's rad-hard solutions.

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Materials and Components – Element Evaluation

  • Active Elements (every wafer lot)
    • 100% high magnification visual
    • 100% probe at room temperature
    • Samples assembled and put through standard environmental screening, including burn-in and electrical at min, max, and room temperature
    • Life Test
    • Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
    • Wire bond pull
  • Passive Elements (capacitors, resistors, inductors - per component manufacturing lot)
    • 100% visual
    • 100% electrical on select parameters at room temperature
    • Sample assembled and screened, including voltage conditioning and full electrical at room temperature
    • Wire bond pull
  • Hybrid Microcircuit 100% Testing
  • Non-destructive bond pull
  • Internal visual inspection
  • Temperature cycling 10 times from -65°C to +150°C
  • Constant acceleration 3,000 G
  • PIND 1% PDA on 5th run and under 25% total
  • Burn-in 320 hours at +125°C, PDA 2% second half of burn in/ Burn-in 160 hours at +125°C, PDA 10%
  • Seal (fine and gross)
  • Full electrical test at min, max, and room temperature
  • Radiography
  • External visual
  • Material Control
  • Full lot traceability to individual wafer
  • Lot homogeneity

RAD-PAK® Radiation Shielding

  • High radiation protection (TID 100 krad for typical missions)

  • RAD-PAK® reduces the number of electrons and protons inside the package (e.g., less total dose on the die)

  • Up to 500x improvement for GEO missions

  • Up to 10x improvement for LEO missions

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Space Platforms with PDC Technology

• Advanced EHF Military Communications Satellite
• Ariane 5 Rocket
• Chandrayaan-1 Unmanned Lunar Probe
• DORIS
• ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
• Hubble Rescue Vehicle
• International Space Station
• Jason 3
• JWST
• MEASAT
• NPOESS
• OCO
• SBIRS Geo-1 Satellite
• Spacebus 4000
• Mars Science Lab Curiosity