Macrofab Engineering Podcast

MEP EP#377: Countdown to HypeTopics: Electronics and radiation Radiation Handbook for Electronics Silicon does strange things in the presence of radiation Failures -  Two Flavors - non permanent or permanent SEE (single event error) SEU (single event upset) SEL (single-event latch-up) SEGR (single-event gate rupture) SEB (Single event burnout)  PN junctions Fets CMOS - Memory Types of radiation exposure TID (total ionizing dose) Rate specific ELDRS (Enhanced low dose rate sensitivity) Proton Neutron SpaceX starship Starship is the largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever flown and the first intended to be fully reusable Launch was great to watch Damage to launch pad Twice the thrust of the Saturn V What kind of topics and discussions do Senior or Principal Engineers Care about? How many times can you sit through an introduction on a topic? Ion Open Accelerator: Designing & Manufacturing A PCBA