COTS Components in Space Systems: Benefits and Risks
Usage of COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) or PEM / PED (Plastic Encapsulated Microcircuits) of Electronic parts in High Reliability applications offers many benefits: Cost advantage for large volumes or low reliability/low Radiation application where risks might be taken. Performance advantage if the performance is not obtainable by classical High-Reliability components Shorter lead times but…
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