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Description
SLIME (Serial Latchup-free I2c 1Mhz link for the x-ifu Electronics) is a radhard
and clockless I2C digital module implemented in a radiation-hardened library based on
the BiCMOS SiGe ST_130nm.
This module will be used in the Warm Front End Electronics of the X-ray
Integral Field Unit for the Athena space mission.
Due to the sensitivity of the instrument, the module must have low noise and
low power consumption. It relies entirely on the I2C clock for its operation,
and must operate at a frequency of up to 1MHz. It uses a standard cell library
which was modified for greater resistance to radiation, and must remain
latchup-free at a linear energy transfer of up to 60Mev*cm^2/mg. It must also
remain entirely functional with a TID of 20 krad or more.
