Maxwell Hardens Powerpc Board For Space And Military Applications

RADIATION SPACE

Maxwell's Super Computer for Space incorporates the latest IBM PowerPC 750FX silicon-on-insulator (SOI) processors in a unique triple redundancy configuration, combined with error-corrected and radiation-shielded memory and additional advanced radiation mitigation design methods, to shatter existing performance standards for "rad-hard"-like SBCs using older generation technology

San Diego - Oct 07, 2002
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. has introduced a family of radiation-hardened single board computers (SBC) for the space and military markets that guarantee extremely high reliability in radiation-intense environments while delivering 10 to 1,000 times the usable processing power of currently available space-qualified SBCs.

Richard Balanson, Maxwell's president and chief operating officer, said the new Super Computer for Space (SCS) 750 SBC family was unveiled at the ESCCON 2002 trade show in Toulouse, France last week.

It incorporates the latest IBM PowerPC 750FX silicon-on-insulator (SOI) processors in a unique triple redundancy configuration, combined with error-corrected and radiation-shielded memory and additional advanced radiation mitigation design methods, to shatter existing performance standards for "rad-hard"-like SBCs using older generation technology.

"This is the latest and most significant in a series of newly introduced products based on our strategy of delivering guaranteed performance, guaranteed radiation tolerance and guaranteed life-of-the-application availability," Balanson said.

"The SCS750 demonstrates Maxwell's ability to integrate the highest performance components, proprietary technology and innovative designs to address the demanding requirements of the space and military markets."

The SCS750 has been engineered to perform complex data processing, digital imaging and broadband transmission functions aboard satellites and military aircraft.

According to industry sources, the current market for rad-hard SBCs targeting space and military applications is estimated to be approximately $150 million annually.

Balanson noted that, in addition to positioning Maxwell to penetrate this market, the SCS750 provides an opportunity for increased sales of its proprietary Rad-Pak and X-Ray-Pak shielded components, which are integrated into the board.

"This new SBC not only dramatically eclipses the processing power of other space-qualified SBCs, but also equals or exceeds the radiation lifetime of the components," Balanson said.

"Through a combination of radiation testing and mathematical modeling, we believe that this architecture will provide reliability performance of better than one fault in 300 years."

RADIATION SPACE

Aeroflex Offers 16Bit Radhard Microcontroller

Colorado Springs - Aug 19, 2002
Aeroflex UTMC has introduced the industry's first radiation-hardened version of the MCS-96 compatible 16-bit MicroController, the UT80CRH196KD, in 1997. The UT80CRH196KD was guaranteed to 100Krads(Si) with an Onset LET threshold of 14.4MeV-cm2/mg and has a proven track record for space applications ranging from LEO to GEO orbits.

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