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Seal the Deal
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
AvanTeco Corporation has developed a moisture/contaminant sensor chip. This newly developed chip rapidly responds to the presence of moisture, especially in condensed form and in presence of ionic impurities. It determines whether moisture has permeated a hermetically sealed package or a plastic encapsulated microcircuit. The sensor chip was designed as a go/no go" chip which is assembled with other chips in a multi-chip module to assess the risk of failure for the entire module. It has been commercialized and is sold by Revtek Inc. "