. Military Space News .
Brain Power For The Radiation Soup
 Manassas - July 25, 1999 - Lockheed Martin Space Electronics & Communications has licensed the right to develop a radiation hardened version of the PowerPC 750.

The RAD750 will be the most powerful radiation hardened microprocessor ever developed, with 10 times the performance of the current generation processors.

RAD750 performance is expected to be 250-300 millions of instructions per second (MIPS) over the Mil-Spec temperature range.

RAD750 is architecturally and functionally identical as well as pin compatible to the PowerPC 750.

A low risk development approach is being used, leveraging the original PowerPC 750 database for design and verification. The RAD750 will be fabricated in a 0.25 micron CMOS process and include proprietary radiation hardened circuit designs.

Based on early test site hardware, first pass parts will achieve Single Event Upset (SEU) hardness levels of 1E-11 upsets/bit-day (approx. 1E-5 upsets/processor-day) and Total Dose of greater than 200Krads (Si).

Prototype hardware is expected mid-2000, with production availability by year-end.

  • RAD750

    Additional Radiation Links

  • Radiation Hardened Electronics
  • NOAA Space Environment Center
  • Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (CRRES)

    Radiation Reports From Spacer.Com

  • LockMart Keeps Memory Radition Free
  • CPU Tech Joins Hughes Satellite Processor Development Team
  • Earth Drives Radiation Belts
  • Radiation Belts Effect Satellites
  • Sandia To Develop Intel Rad-Hard Chips
  • Xilinx Hardens Gate Arrays Against Radiation
  • Protecting Satellites From Radiation




    Thanks for being here;
     We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain.

    With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords.

    Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year.

    If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
    SpaceDaily Contributor
    $5 Billed Once

    credit card or paypal
         		SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter
    $5 Billed Monthly

    paypal only














    • The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2016 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service.