Renesas Electronics Simplifies Satellite Subsystem Design

TOKYO, Japan – Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the ISL70591SEH and ISL70592SEH radiation-hardened precision current sources designed to provide current excitation to the more than 300 resistive sensors that monitor the health of a satellite’s subsystems. The two new Renesas devices are the first current source ICs in its line of space products, and are ideally suited for telemetry, tracking & command, attitude & orbital control, and electrical power subsystem applications.

The ISL70591SEH and ISL70592SEH come in 4-lead ceramic flatpack packages and provide 100µA and 1mA of output current, respectively. They offer a smaller footprint than competitive devices, and replace the discrete solutions that typically require three to five components. The smaller package size boosts reliability by placing the excitation source closer to the sensor. The Renesas current source ICs also reduce system errors by delivering ultra-low noise for higher accuracy over temperature and radiation. Their high output impedance rejects voltage variations on the supply line, and lets designers parallel multiple current sources if they need higher current.

The ISL70591SEH and ISL70592SEH deliver ultra-high performance in the most demanding environments by leveraging Renesas’ proprietary silicon on insulator process, which provides single event latch-up (SEL) and single event burn-out (SEB) robustness in heavy ion environments. Both devices are radiation assurance tested to 100krad(Si) at high dose rate and 75krad(Si) at low dose rate. In addition, Renesas’ innovative floating design lets users create a current source or sink with no ground connection.

Key Features of ISL70591SEH and ISL70592SEH

• Wide operating range of 3V to 40V allows operation off unregulated 28V power rails
• High initial accuracy (+V = 20V at 25°C)
  • ISL70591SEH: ±0.34%
  • ISL70592SEH: ±0.30%
• Low temperature coefficient of 2.25nA/°C
• Radiation hardness wafer-by-wafer assurance:
  • High Dose Rate (HDR) (50-300rad(Si)/s):100krad(Si)
  • Low Dose Rate (LDR) (0.01rad(Si)/s): 75krad(Si)
• SEE hardness assurance: no SEB/SEL to LET_TH, +V = 35V, 86MeV•cm²/mg 
• Temperature operating range: -55°C to +125°C

Availability

The ISL70591SEH and ISL70592SEH radiation-hardened precision current sources are available now in 4-lead CDFP packages or in die form. For more information on the ISL70591SEH, please visit: www.renesas.com/products/isl70591seh. For more information on the ISL70592SEH, please visit:www.renesas.com/products/isl70592seh.