Apogee Semiconductor develops radiation-hardened TalRad™ Integrated Circuits and the RelBridge™ family of products for space missions, ensuring reliability in extreme environments through features like triple-redundancy and fault containment. Their technology addresses the need for high-performance, compact solutions in small satellites and large constellations, enhancing radiation resilience while reducing costs.
Funding
$13.8M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Space missions and other extreme environment applications require integrated circuits that can withstand high levels of radiation, temperature variations, and other harsh conditions. Commercial-grade components typically fail under these circumstances, leading to system malfunctions and mission failures. The need for radiation-hardened components often results in increased costs and design complexity.
Solution
Apogee Semiconductor provides radiation-hardened integrated circuits (ICs) designed for reliable operation in space and other extreme environments. Their TalRad™ ICs and RelBridge™ family of products incorporate features like triple redundancy, cold-sparing, and power-on reset to ensure resilience against radiation and temperature effects. By bridging the gap between commercial and high-reliability technologies, Apogee Semiconductor enables high-performance, compact solutions for small satellites, large constellations, and other applications requiring robust performance in harsh conditions. Their rad-hard ICs offer a balance of reliability, performance, and cost-effectiveness.
Target Audience
The primary customers are aerospace companies, satellite manufacturers, and organizations involved in space exploration and other extreme environment applications.
Features
- TalRad™ Integrated Circuits: Designed for radiation-hardened performance with built-in triple redundancy.
- RelBridge™ Family: Simplifies fault containment in power supply, motor control, and other half-bridge and full-bridge applications.
- AP54RHC Family: Rad-hard integrated circuits optimized for small satellites and other extreme environments.
- Wide-Range Level Translators: AP54RHC504 and AP54RHC505 translate logic levels from 1.8V to 5V in a compact package.
- APIO16: Radiation-hardened level translating I2C, SMBUS, SPI 16-bit I/O expander.
- Rad-hard process design kit (PDK) for custom IC development.