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Northrop Grumman (USA) is developing chips for military equipment based on micro-diamonds. Devices based on them provide high power and heat resistance technology, protecting sensitive radar and radio frequency systems from destructive power surges.
This was reported by the press service of Northrop Grumman.
They are striving to create a new generation of microelectronics based on specially grown artificial diamonds, the size of which is no more than a grain of sand.
The development is carried out at the company's Microelectronics Center. There, engineers are testing a new material for use in hardware protection components. Preliminary tests have shown that one of the experimental devices is capable of withstanding a power of more than 100 watts. This is twice as high as the available analogues. The company believes that such components can be used in critical military systems, such as radars and radio frequency electronics.
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The high heat resistance and thermal conductivity of the material make it possible to withstand significant voltage surges while maintaining signal clarity. Diamond components will better protect sensitive electronic elements from damage than silicon or gallium nitride analogues.
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The American defense company Northrop Grumman, among other things, produces millions of chips for the US military industry. Usually its developments are strictly classified, but from time to time the management makes them public.
