| CEO's Corner |
| Ridgetop's Solutions for IC System Integrity |
| By Doug Goodman |
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Ridgetop has been on the forefront of system reliability for many years. Our advanced diagnostic and prognostic product line and our radiation-hardened microelectronics are good examples of innovating to support the use of complex electronic control systems in harsh or critical environments. Now there is another emerging threat to be
managed – counterfeit parts.
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Advanced IC Process Characterization Tool Puts Reliability Data in Hands of Fabless Design Houses |
ProChek™ Measures Critical DSM Degradation Effects in Hours, Not Weeks |
| Ridgetop Group has introduced ProChek, an innovative new system for rapid and inexpensive characterization of any semiconductor manufacturing process. With ProChek, any fabless integrated circuit (IC) supplier can independently collect critical reliability data concerning many of the deep submicron (DSM) effects that adversely affect IC performance, yield, and life expectancy. |
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| Radiation Shielding Design/Analysis Tool Now Available |
TopAct®, developed by Raytheon Company, accelerates space, defense, energy, and medical application development
Ridgetop Group is now the exclusive worldwide distributor of Raytheon’s TopAct, a commercial software productivity tool for all industries and engineering design firms that are involved with radiation-tolerant hardware design, test, and validation. Ridgetop has established the arrangement with Raytheon Company’s Missile Systems business unit, the original developer of TopAct. Relying upon patented technology, the software package enables space, defense, medical imagery, nuclear power, and nuclear research hardware manufacturers to optimize their equipment designs for lower cost, longer life, and improved performance in a radiation environment, thus providing better value for their customers. |
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| Q-Star Test Survey Reveals Growth Drivers for IDDQ Measurement Applications |
Q-Star Test , a Brugge, Belgium-based subsidiary of Ridgetop Group, conducted a market survey on the use of current-based test (IDDQ, ISSQ, IDDT) for integrated circuit (IC) test applications. IDDQ testing involves making precision, non-intrusive measurements of the current drawn by the device under test (DUT) to reveal defects in the IC.
The survey was completed by engineers, managers and technical personnel involved in design, implementation of design-for-test (DFT), and creation and running of comprehensive test programs on integrated circuits. |
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| Ridgetop Group Awarded Four NASA SBIR Phase 2 Contracts |
| NASA has awarded Ridgetop Group four U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 2 contracts worth nearly $2.4 million. Two of
the contracts are in the electronic prognostics area − Embedded Data Acquisition Tools for Rotorcraft
Diagnostic Sensors, and Physical Modeling for Anomaly Diagnostics and
Prognostics – and two of the contracts are in the semiconductor area −
High-Speed, Low-Power ADC for Digital Beam Forming (DBF) Systems, and Wide
Temperature Rad-Hard ASIC for Process Control of a Fuel Cell System. |
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