RADEC GmbH
RADEC GmbH is a Swiss company specialized in radiation testing and hardening of electronic components for space and terrestrial applications.
About
RADEC GmbH is a Swiss spin-off from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), located in the Canton of Aargau, near Zurich. The company utilizes high-energy particle accelerators at PSI and other locations to test electronic components and materials for resistance to radiation effects. RADEC offers consulting, analysis, custom electronics manufacturing, and comprehensive radiation hardening services. Their mission is to ensure that mission-critical technologies—used in aerospace, space, military, automotive, and power industries, among others—are robust against radiation-induced failures. RADEC also collaborates in the development and operation of instruments for major space missions, offering radiation effects testing, problem analysis, Monte Carlo simulations, shielding optimization, and manufacturing of support electronics for radiation test campaigns.
Products & Services
- Radiation effects testing of electronic components and systems
- Consultation on radiation hardening and component selection
- Monte Carlo simulations for radiation interaction with electronics
- Development and manufacturing of hardware/software for test campaigns
- Shielding optimization and beam shape tuning
- Data analysis and reporting for radiation testing
- Custom electronics for environmental and qualification tests
- DRS4 Chip and DRS4 Evaluation Board
- Beam Dosimetry Instruments
Use Cases & Case Studies
- Collaboration on ESA JUICE Mission: support for the RADEM electron monitor, instrument activation, commissioning and operational support
- Performance tests for ESA Lagrange, Radiation Monitor, Heavy Ion Telescope (HIT) at HIMAC, Japan
- Cooperation in ATHENA mission background studies (with CEA Saclay)
- Participation in development and testing for POLAR (space-borne hard X-ray polarimeter)
- Testing of detection plane (pnCCD) for SVOM (French-Chinese space mission for gamma-ray bursts)
- Development and testing of the Next Generation Radiation Monitor (NGRM)
Partnerships & Collaborations
- Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)
- European Space Agency (ESA)
- NASA
- Thales Alenia Space Switzerland
- se2s (Switzerland)
- University of Jyväskylä (Finland)
- Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium)
- CEA Saclay (France)
- Polish National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ)
Awards & Recognition
- Emilio Gatti Radiation Instrumentation Technical Achievement Award (2020, Dr. Stefan Ritt)
- RADEC GmbH introduced at RADECS 2017, CERN, Geneva
Contact Information
Certifications & Compliance
- Testing according to ESCC 22900, ESCC 25100, MIL-STD-883 m:1019, 1020.1, 1021.3, JESD57A, JESD234 standards
- ROHS compatibility for products