RADSAFE Radhard ASIC design Prof. dr. ir. Paul Leroux Paul Leroux 19/09/2014 Paul KU Leuven, Belgium Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT) Research in (analog and mixed-signal) IC design for radiation tolerance microwave sensing optical communication and instrumentation Supervising 8 PhD students and 1 postdoc Paul Leroux 19/09/2014 Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT) Paul Leroux 19/09/2014 CERN LHC Radiation tolerant integrated circuits Robotic decommissioning of nuclear reactors PWR safety MYRRHA reactor Nuclear fusion Deep space missions Robotic intervention i.c.o. nuclear accident Our radiation tolerant chips Our radiation tolerant chips Paul Leroux 19/09/2014 Radiation-Hardening-by-Design System-level RHBD Selection of robust structures Circuit-level RHBD Techniques for mitigating radiation effects Transistor-level RHBD Enclosed-layout, guarding ring Paul Leroux 19/09/2014 Core expertise Radhard IC design ModelingSimulation Chip design Verification SCK-CEN Paul Leroux 19/09/2014 MICAS Facilities Chip bonding and packaging Measurement equipment for supreme analog, digital, RF and mm-wave testing Cleanroom facilities, including Micrion FIB Paul Leroux 19/09/2014 KU Leuven contribution to RADSAFE When there is no suitable component available in the market Train PhD students in the design of a custom ASIC solution Simulation of radiation effects in IC components Modeling of radiation effects in IC components Design of radiation tolerant ICs Radiation tolerant system-on-chip architectures Radiation hardening at circuit level Radiation hardening at chip layout level Experimental results can be coupled back to a known circuit, schematic and layout Paul Leroux 19/09/2014 Thank you! More info:http://www.kuleuven.be/adviseAcknowledged PhD students: Dr. Sofie Put Dr. Ying Cao Jens Verbeeck Maarten Strackx Marco Mercuri Jeffrey Prinzie Bram Faes Robin Theunis Jurgen Vanhamel Mieczyslaw Dabrowski