Varadis

Office Location

Address

Varadis
ESA BIC
Lee Maltings
Dyke Parade
Cork T12 R5CP
www.varadis.com
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Brad Wrigley

Overview

Varadis is a spin-out company from Tyndall National Institute in University College Cork (UCC), Ireland; a leading European research centre in integrated ICT (Information and Communications Technology) hardware and systems.

Our products are built on over 30 years of Tyndall technology development in the radiation monitoring space.

We today design and supply the world's most effective and dynamic radiation monitoring components, devices and systems to some of the globes most recognised organisations.

Our expertise

Varadis RADFETs have been optimised for various space applications, including housekeeping of satellites, space radiation environment studies, shielding analysis and monitoring of radiation-hardened electronic components and systems

Service domain

Human Spaceflight
Satellite Applications
Satellite Technology
Space Research

Technology domain

EEE Components
Materials & Processes
On Board Data Systems
Space Systems Controls
System Design & Verification

Products, services and projects

Varadis RADFET sensors are hermetically sealed, robust, discrete MOS transistors optimised for the detection of ionising radiation.

Small and lightweight, combining the positive features of zero power passive dosimeters and the dynamic capability of active dosimeters.

They have been part of space exploration for many years. Missions and Customers include:

NASA's Living with a Star Program

International Space Station

The EuCPAD dosimeter for astronauts

GlobalStar

Rosetta

Galileo

Alphasat

ESA's STRV-1c

JAXA's MDS-1 & SDS-1

ESA's Chimera experiment