SILICON SPACE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Silicon Space Technology (SST) is a privately held, fabless semiconductor company founded in 2004 and based in Austin, TX. SST’s patented, innovative technology, HardSIL™, has been proven in multiple CMOS process generations at multiple fabs to harden integrated circuits without redesign and is scalable to any generation node. Once modified by HardSIL™, the commercial process flow can be used to manufacture significantly more robust CMOS circuits for highly reliable operation in extreme environments – such as radiation and high temperature. This capability to enhance the hardness for existing IC products enables the quick conversion of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) circuits to hardened, more robust circuits.
Incorporating their patented HardSIL™ technology into their own designs and several Texas Instruments products spanning multiple process generations, SST has successfully demonstrated superior hardening in a number of devices including high density SRAMs and DSPs. Because the technology is applied at the CMOS process-level, no performance, power or circuit size trade-offs are required. As a result, hardened IC components for extreme environments are now within reach for system designers; a solution with the highest performance in reduced form factors while using much less power.
Partnering with Texas Instruments, Silicon Space Technology is introducing its own new products and integrating HardSIL™ on existing TI COTS products to convert them into more robust products for harsh environments.