MSTC - Microsystems Science, Technology, and Components - Qualified Commercial Off-the-Shelf Components (COTS)

With the decline in the availability of military grade electronic parts and the demand for lower cost systems, Sandia National Labs has developed science based methodologies and expertise in the application, modeling and qualification of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Components utilized in systems requiring high-reliability, long life operated in hostile environments such as radiation. The following list is a partial list of capabilities that can be applied to your high reliability systems:

Application Engineering for selecting the best architecture and parts for your system including cost tradeoffs
Parts list management
Procurement and obsolescence planning
Science based models for predicting performance and system lifetimes
Reliability evaluations
Qualification processes driven by workflows that make qualification efficient and data immediately available
Specialized testing environments including moisture, radiation, and shock
Expertise in all COTS commodity types
Counterfeit part avoidance and detection processes
Trusted COTS processes for special applications

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