University of Saskatchewan|Université de la Saskatchewan

Purpose

The proposed project will develop and validate a second-generation radiation-hardened RISC-V microcontroller for aircraft mission control and on-board data processing. The microcontroller proposed in this project will build on previous work for the first-generation RISC-V microcontroller and will enhance computing capability and include a more advanced 12nm Fin Field-Effect Transistor (FinFET) technology node to achieve high-speed and low-power performance. This will be the one of the first attempts in Canada to design a 32-bit radiation-hardened RISC-V microcontroller using advanced FinFET transistor technology. The project will not only develop core enabling technologies for the Canadian space industry but will also train students through hands-on experience.