Major progress in rad-proof computer chips
The new chip is about the size of a thumbnail, 10 times more complex and 50 percent faster than the previous generation of chips used on military satellites. It's impervious to damage from harsh radiation, whether natural or man-made. Its creators at Honeywell's 526-employee Solid State Electronics Center in Plymouth say the chip could survive even the intense radiation from a nuclear bomb explosion aimed at disrupting U.S. military satellites.
This should also be able to survive the intense radiation a Europa Orbiter would face.