Trusted Microsystems for National Security Customers

Trusted Microsystems

“Trusted Microsystems” encompasses the entire product development cycle. Sandia’s Microsystems Center affords access to trusted people and facilities for research and development, design, layout, fabrication, characterization, packaging, and test.

Trusted Design

• Secure design facility with disciplined and trusted design flow and methodologies
• Trusted Structured ASIC
• Designs for fabrication are created at Sandia
• Fabrication at Sandia or with Trusted Foundries: IBM, Honeywell & National

Trusted Fabrication

• Silicon custom & radiation-hardened process technologies for digital, analog, mixed-signal
• DOE/NNSA War Reserve Supplier
• Trusted Foundry accreditation in process
• III-V semiconductor Epitaxial Growth and processing
• Photonics, Optoelectronics
• MEMS, VCSELs, Specialized Sensors
• ISO Certification

Trusted Packaging and Testing

• Advanced Packaging
• 3-D Integration
• Test & Validation
• Failure Analysis & Reliability Physics
• Radiation Effects & Assurance
• Anti-Tamper

Trusted Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Components

• Assure performance, quality and reliability meet system requirements
• Custom Magnetics, Capacitors, RF, Optical, Interconnects, Transducers, Clocks, connectors & cables
• Qualification of Trusted COTs components

Trusted Custom Electronic Components

• Cables and Junction Boxes
• Connectors
• Custom Capacitors
• Custom Magnetics
• Lightening Arrestor Connector (LAC’s)
• Custom Sensors and Electronics