Partially Funded by the U.K. Government, Project Will
Enable More Efficient Control Systems
ALISO VIEJO, California,
Sept. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading
provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power,
security, reliability and performance, today announced a new
collaboration with Moog Controls Limited, a division of Moog Inc.
(NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B); University of Bristol and Southampton University based in the U.K. The
collaboration, named NEMICA, is partially funded by the U.K.
government through its technology agency's "Innovate UK" program
and aims to address the challenges associated with high temperature
electronics design by leveraging each organization's unique
expertise in this area.
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"We are pleased to be part of this top-tier collaboration as our
collective group looks to develop industry-leading reprogrammable
memories and gate arrays based on nanoelectromechanical (NEM)
technology that are capable of withstanding long-term exposure to
high temperatures and harsh environmental conditions," said
Jim Aralis, chief technology officer
and vice president of advanced development at Microsemi.
System designers face considerable challenges when designing
control systems operating in high temperature environments. To
achieve ideal performance levels in terms of system efficiency and
safety, engineers must relocate the controller closer to the points
of monitoring and output. In most systems this is easily achieved
because the environment is ambient and harmonized. However, in
applications where the sensor and the actuator are in a high
temperature location (200 degrees Celsius and above), it is not
always possible to place conventional electronic control systems
near the sensor and actuator.
To overcome this problem, system engineers must place the
controller in a cooler region. This normally entails designing new
high temperature connections systems, interfaces, signal
conditioning and protection to maintain the integrity of the data
being collected and of the electronic instruction back to the
actuator. The alternative is to provide cooling systems which
otherwise do not add any value to the system. All of this adds
cost, weight and delays in the system response.
"Through our collaborative efforts, we will aim to move the
electronics closer to the point of measurement and control,
overcoming these historical challenges and enabling new
capabilities and applications," said Siobhan Dolan Clancy, vice president and general
manager of Microsemi's Discrete Products Group. "We look forward to
developing new solutions with our fellow experts in the coming
months, as these technological advancements will be well-suited to
a variety of applications including avionic actuator systems as
well others in space, transportation and down-hole drilling."
NEMICA is a 1 million pounds three year project designed for the
development of high temperature control systems that could be used
in next generation aircraft. The project addresses the challenges
in two phases, initially allowing the existing designs to work at
elevated temperatures of 175 degrees Celsius and then at 225
degrees Celsius through the design of novel field programmable gate
arrays (FPGAs) using NEM technology developed by University of
Bristol and Southampton University.
Microsemi Giving Wings to Innovation in Aerospace
Electronics
Microsemi offers an industry-leading range of high reliability
products and solutions for flight critical avionics and power
conversion applications addressing the evolving needs of the
aviation industry. Microsemi provides best-in-class field
programmable gate array (FPGA) and system-on-chip (SoC) technology
for low power and SEU immunity, broadest range of transient voltage
suppression (TVS) solutions for lightning protection, high
performance power discrete technology such as silicon carbide (SiC)
MOSFETs, diodes and their ruggedized power modules, a comprehensive
analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit (IC) capability
including high temperature SiC transistor drivers and sensor
interface ICs, Ethernet and networking technologies, radio
frequency (RF) diodes, power transistors, MMICs, modules and
subsystems, and advanced packaging services including high
temperature (HT) Polymer packaging technology. Microsemi continues
to expand its leadership through product innovation and is building
a solution capability by leveraging its broad portfolio of products
to develop a new portfolio of intelligent power solutions in its
Aviation Centre of Excellence, which serves as a full technical
provider from design to manufacturing. For more information on
Microsemi's aviation products and technologies, visit
http://www.microsemi.com/applications/commercial-aviation.
About Microsemi
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC) offers a comprehensive
portfolio of semiconductor and system solutions for aerospace &
defense, communications, data center and industrial markets.
Products include high-performance and radiation-hardened analog
mixed-signal integrated circuits, FPGAs, SoCs and ASICs; power
management products; timing and synchronization devices and precise
time solutions, setting the world's standard for time; voice
processing devices; RF solutions; discrete components; enterprise
storage and communication solutions, security technologies and
scalable anti-tamper products; Ethernet solutions;
Power-over-Ethernet ICs and midspans; as well as custom design
capabilities and services. Microsemi is headquartered in
Aliso Viejo, California and has
approximately 4,800 employees globally. Learn more at
www.microsemi.com.
About Moog Controls Limited
Moog Controls Limited is a British registered company and wholly
owned subsidiary of Moog Inc. Moog is a worldwide designer,
manufacturer, and integrator of precision control components and
systems. Moog's high-performance systems control military and
commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch
vehicles, missiles, automated industrial machinery, wind energy,
marine and medical equipment. Additional information about the
company can be found at www.moog.com. Additional information
about Moog's Space Sector can be found at www.moog.com/space.
About Bristol
University
University of Bristol engages
in research and teaching in fundamental and applied sciences
organized within six faculties. Approximately 14,000 undergraduate
and 5000 postgraduate students study at the University. The
Microelectronics Group in the Faculty of Engineering carries out
research in diverse topics related to the design of next generation
processors and electronic systems, including disruptive
technologies, FPGA and many-core architectures and high-performance
computing. Within the group, Dr. Dinesh
Pamunuwa heads research activity related to NEM relay-based
circuits and systems, for applications requiring ultra-low energy
consumption and harsh-environment operation.
About Southampton
University
University of Southampton has invested in a new £120M cleanroom
complex for conducting research in advanced nanoelectronic and
photonic device technology. The total cleanroom complex size is
2000 m2, which makes it the largest
multidisciplinary academic research cleanroom laboratory in the UK.
Part of the cleanroom complex is the state-of-the-art Southampton
Nanofabrication Centre (SNC) equipped with more than £60M worth of
sophisticated nanofabrication and characterisation capabilities of
nanoelectronic device technology, silicon and related semiconductor
materials processing. The SNC cleanroom has dedicated laboratory
areas where ultra-high resolution electron beam lithography,
photolithography, high temperature treatment and plasma etching and
material deposition processing are performed under Class 10, 100
and 1000 environments. Current research activities are; (i) novel
semiconductors and semi-metals; (ii) quantum information device
technology; (iii) monolayer electronics, (iv) beyond and non-CMOS
devices, (v) healthcare and bio-devices, (vi) high efficient
photovoltaics, (vii) silicon photonics and (viii) integrated smart
sensing systems.
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