We Make Cool Things in Plymouth, Minnesota: Space-Ready Microelectronics

The journey to space starts in many places. One of them happens to be here, in a quiet corner of Plymouth, Minnesota, where more than 400 people are focused on getting things exactly right.

For nearly six decades, this site has been developing application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for some of the most complex missions ever launched. The circuits built here are designed to endure the unrelenting hazards of space, from radiation to extreme temperatures, conditions that would leave ordinary electronics in the dust.

These custom integrated circuits have supported NASA and other space agencies across a long line of historic missions.

From guiding rovers across Martian soil to helping spacecraft orbit distant moons, the technology made in Plymouth is trusted to perform.

Now, a new generation of microelectronics is being developed here. The S90 microelectronics promise higher processing speeds and more capability in the same compact space, built to meet the demands of tomorrow’s missions.

Space exploration may be the headline, but much of the story begins here, on the ground in Plymouth. Watch the video above to learn more.

This story is part of our We Make Cool Things series, where we’re meeting the people who run Honeywell’s manufacturing sites that produce our solutions in automation, energy transition and aviation around the world.