Self-Healing Electronics for Deep Space Missions

Status: Completed

Start Date: 2017-10-01

End Date: 2018-09-30

Description:

We will integrate a microheater as an on-chip in-situ annealing functional block into the unused backside of the COTS chip. The radiation degradation will be monitored, and the microheater will be triggered, as needed, to anneal out the defects. Next steps include submitting a NIAC and GCDP proposal.

Benefits:

Our technology will benefit all space missions since electronics plays pivotal role in the operation, control, execution of the science missions, payload etc.

Lead Organization: Ames Research Center