Integrated Circuits · ICs, LLC

Custom radiation-hard electronics for space

ICs provides custom radiation-hard electronics for space applications. ICs has supplied custom radiation-tolerant ASICs to NASA and government contractors.

Core technologies

ECC
Error-correction coding
CCSDS
Space data standards
ASIC / FPGA
Radiation-tolerant implementation

Product families

Coding and compression technology

ICs products are organized by engineering function, with technical documentation available alongside each product.

Source/data compression

JC06

USES

Lossless source-encoding ASIC implementing CCSDS data-compression algorithms.

Product details

Source/data compression

X027

BPE

Bit-plane encoder companion processor for DWT and other block-transform data.

Product details

ICs historical product information also lists a Programmable Modulator (HRBM). Additional product details are not currently available.

Mission heritage

Spaceflight mission heritage

ICs technology has supported numerous spaceflight missions, including:

  • MMS
  • Suomi NPP
  • GOES-R
  • NEAR
  • Landsat-7
  • TERRA
  • CONTOUR
  • SDO
  • Hubble Space Telescope
  • JPSS
  • TRMM
  • SBIRS High
  • Cobra Brass
  • EO-1
  • Chandra X-ray
  • TIMED
  • New Horizons
  • IRIS
  • LDCM
  • RXTE
  • AURA
  • Mars Odyssey
  • WISE

Technical library

Specifications, drawings, and engineering papers

Specifications, drawings, and engineering papers are collected in a dedicated public technical library.

Browse technical resources
White paper Radiation-Tolerant Self-Routing Logic White Paper PDF · Technical resource