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Silicon Space Technology (SST) Announces CMOS Electronics Based on Patented HARDSIL® Technology Exceeding 1,400 Hours of Successful No-Error Operation at 250°C
[January 22, 2015]

Silicon Space Technology (SST) Announces CMOS Electronics Based on Patented HARDSIL® Technology Exceeding 1,400 Hours of Successful No-Error Operation at 250°C


SST announced today the successful testing of temperature-hardened 18Mb SRAM based on HARDSIL technology operating at 250°C for more than 1,400 hours. This achievement represents more than 65 trillion bit reads without an error at this high temperature - making it a significant, industry-first milestone and setting new standards for performance and reliability for electronics used in rugged applications.

No other company in the industry has successfully demonstrated parts operating at this extreme temperature for this length of time. The success of SST HARDSIL technology not only provides new opportunities for rugged oil & gas, aerospace and automotive applications - but extends the operating life for other difficult environments that require high reliability and longevity like industrial automation, Smart Grid infrastructure, high-performance computing and more. Electronics utilizing this technology for applications operating above 125°C experience a successful lifetime of up to 10 years, something no other technology can claim.

"Our rugedized computing solutions enable companies to develop products that operate reliably above 200°C," said David Patterson, interim chief executive officer. "We believe that these results demonstrate the applicability of HARDSIL technology to a broader range of high-reliability and longevity applications which will be available for companies to take advantage of through a licensing model."



SST offers a portfolio of HARDSIL-based ruggedized ARM (News - Alert)® Cortex® processors and SRAMs and has an evaluation board available for purchase. Additionally, companies can take advantage of licensing for a variety of applications.

About Silicon Space Technology


SST is a privately held, fabless semiconductor company based in Austin, TX that provides integrated temperature-hardened (125°C - 250°C) and radiation-hardened (>300 Krads, latchup immune) solutions for extreme applications in the oil & gas, space, automotive, aerospace and medical industries as well as broader applications like industrial automation and high-performance computing. Patented HARDSIL® technology delivers proven, industry-leading hardening in a number of products at the CMOS process-level while increasing overall product reliability and longevity. As a result of SST's unique technologies, products and licensing solutions, system engineers are able to extend the limits of what's possible in designing ruggedized and broader electronics for today's - and tomorrow's - extreme and difficult environments. Visit www.siliconspacetech.com.


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