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From: govett@avsd.UUCP (David Govett)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,sci.space,comp.arch
Subject: Re: Radiation Hardening Chips
Message-ID: <75@avsd.UUCP>
Date: 4 Apr 88 17:17:54 GMT
References: <428@cstowe.csoft.co.nz>
Organization: Ampex Advanced Technology Division, Redwood City, CA
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> 
>      We (Commercial Software Ltd) are looking for information on
> radiation hardening chips. This is because we are involved in the
> SCONZ project (Space COmmunications New Zealand) and have been
> asked by SCONZQUANGO to obtain information on hardening chips for
> space radiation exposure.
> 
>      We have the technology to make the chips (using REALM (Rather Exotic
> Advanced Lead Molding technology)) but are unsure of what we should
> alloy the lead with to make it more resistent to radiation. We have
> read about the techniques for Silicon Hardnening, but they don't really
> apply in this case.
> 


I though that you New Zealanders gave up nuclear-related technologies 
Lange ago so that the Soviets wouldn't notice you.  Do I detect an 
incipient backbone?

By the way, couldn't you come up with more euphonic acronyms than
SCONZ and SCONZQUANGO?