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DESIGNING CHIPS FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS

semiengineering.com12 min read

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Engineers must test chips against combined radiation, thermal shock, vibration, and other stresses rather than qualify each condition alone. Arizona State University pairs a radiation source with a cryostat to test devices at 77 Kelvin. Digital twins can model package and system behavior, but physical tests still check whether those predictions hold.