News Release from: International Rectifier
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 11 May 2001
IR gains licence to ship rad-hard devices
International Rectifier has become the first company to secure a bulk export licence for power semiconductors used in communications satellites and other high radiation environments.
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International Rectifier has become the first company to secure a bulk export licence for power semiconductors used in communications satellites and other high radiation environments. Approval of IR's export licence allows immediate shipment of radiation hardened (RAD-Hard) power mosfets that operate at or above 500krad (Si) to pre-approved customers and programmes from the Office of Defense Trade Controls (ODTC), US Department of State. "The new licence enables IR to leverage its technology leadership in global markets without compromising national security", said Richard Southwell, International Rectifier Hi-Rel Components Group Marketing Manager.
"The licence gives our customers faster and easier access to the industry's leading space-level power management components and helps system fabricators meet project completion deadlines and vehicle launch windows".
The 500krad (Si) rating applies to certain silicon components that can withstand long-term radiation in space.
The 500krad (Si) designation reflects the radiation survivability used by the State Department to distinguish technologies which are considered to be vital to the security of the United States.
IR's radiation-hardened power mosfets for applications below 500krad (Si) are available for shipment without an export licence under Department of Commerce rules Export Administration Regulations (EAR 99).
Companies and satellite programmes on the US Government approved list include the NATO countries as well as major US non-NATO allies Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Republic of Korea and Argentina.
The satellite must be launched from a country listed above or a territory of a country listed above.
Typical launch sites include the United States and French Guiana.
The lists of companies and programmes can be found at the US Department of State Office of Defense Trade Controls web site at http://www.pmdtc.org.
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