Photonics is the generation, detection and manipulation (amplification, modulation, processing, switching, steering) of photons. Photonics are expected to make an impact in future Spacecraft engineering by replacing or enhancing conventional electrical approaches in the fields of digital and rf telecom payloads, sensors, micro lidars and spectrometers by reducing the size, weight, power, or performance of…
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Thales Alenia Space has opted for components designed by NanoXplore and “Made in Europe” for its Space Inspire line of flexible, reconfigurable platforms, developed with support of the European Commission and European Space Agencies, CNES and ESA. The unprecedented partnership between NanoXplore and Thales Alenia Space addresses the need for a sovereign approach to the…
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The CHA6262-99F from UMS is a three-stage GaN High Power Amplifier operating in the frequency band 17.3-21.5GHz. This HPA typically provides 4W output power associated to 36% of Power Added Efficiency. The circuit exhibits a typical small signal gain of 30dB. The overall power supply is 18V/182mA. This HPA is dedicated to Space applications…
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Satellite technology is developing fast, and the applications for Satellite technology are increasing all the time. Not only can satellites be used for radio communications, but they are also used for astronomy, weather forecasting, broadcasting, mapping and many more applications. With the variety of satellite frequency bands that can be used, designations have been developed…
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The Space radiation environment leads to extremely harsh operating conditions for on-board electronics. Radiation accelerates the aging of semiconductor parts and materials, leading to degradation of electrical performance or premature failure. In addition to radiation, operating in space exposes applications to extreme temperatures ranging from -55°C to 125°C for mission lifetimes that can exceed 15…
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Nanoxplore offers state of the art Radiation Hardened NG-ULTRA, SoC FPGAs with a complete software suite DESCRIPTION: Radiation Tolerance Radiation hardening by design in configuration memories and registers. SEU immune up to LET > 60MeV.cm2/mg. Total ionizing dose > 50Krads (Si). Embedded EDAC for user memory mitigation. Embedded configuration memory scrubbing. Fast automatic memory…
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Precision frequency control and timing are essential to all modern electronics technology. Almost every electronic device you can imagine depends on a precision clock; without precision oscillator clocks, all electronic communication would stop. This article compares the benefits of the latest precision clock technologies as they perform in different applications. The Evolution of Precision Clocks…
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GSI Technology’s inaugural projects in the Aerospace and Defense industry are groups of Radiation-Hardened and Radiation-Tolerant synchronous SRAMs: A family of SigmaQuad-II+ products: available in 288Mb, 144Mb, and 72Mb densities, x18 and x36 configurations, On-Die Termination (ODT), and up to 350 MHz performance A family of SyncBurst & NBT products: available in 144Mb, 72Mb, and…
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