Aircraft, military vehicles, and ground-based systems that rely on intelligence, information, and secure connectivity to support mission success are enabled by enhanced technology designed to operate in extreme temperatures and environmental events. Microchip Technology Inc. announced its new VSC8540/41ET Gigabit Ethernet PHY RMII / RGMII Transceiver – a Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS)-based device upgraded for avionics and military applications. Based […]
Aerospace and Defense
Basics of GPS receivers
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is the most widely used satellite navigation system around the world. It is one of the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) that provides geolocation, time, and velocity information. GPS is operational since 1978 and globally available since 1994. The latest GPS receivers provide geolocation with an accuracy of 30 centimeters. […]
Time server GPS IC secures military comm, radar, networks
Threats from intentional jamming and spoofing of U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) signals, as well as cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure, demonstrate the need for powerful and secure time and frequency systems that ensure continuing operability and performance. Microchip Technology Inc. announced that its SyncServer S650 M-Code time server has received approval from the U.S. Air Force GPS Directorate of […]
Single-Pair Ethernet system targets commercial aircraft uses
TE Connectivity has announced its new Mini-ETH Single Pair Ethernet system for commercial aircraft that offers substantial weight savings, more bandwidth and simpler installation and maintenance by using proven technologies from other markets. As designers search for greater efficiency onboard aircraft, TE’s new Mini-ETH system offers them up to 73% weight savings in cables and up […]
GNSS timing module targets critical infrastructure/mission-critical timing apps
Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, announces today an addition to its GNSS timing portfolio: mosaic-TTM is a high-end GPS/GNS receiver module built specifically for resilient and precise time and frequency synchronization under challenging conditions. Its multi-frequency multi-constellation GNSS technology together with AIM+ Advanced Interference Mitigation algorithms allows mosaic-TTM to achieve maximal availability even in the presence of GNSS jamming or spoofing. This compact […]
Rugged PCs target military, commercial and industrial apps
Trenton Systems, Inc. has officially released its made-in-the-USA ION Mini PC, for military, commercial and industrial applications needing a powerful, affordable, rugged computer in a small form factor. The rugged ION Mini PC, a blazingly fast, high-performance computer weighing 3.2 pounds, supports 8th and 9th generation Intel Coffee Lake / Coffee Lake-R CPUs – up […]
IC physical, circuit verification software certified for high-performance process technologies
Mentor, a Siemens business, announced that it has achieved certification for a broad array of Mentor integrated circuit (IC) design tools for TSMC’s industry-leading N5 and N6 process technologies. In addition, Mentor’s collaboration with TSMC has extended to advanced packaging technology, further leveraging Mentor’s Calibre platform 3DSTACK packaging technology to support TSMC’s advanced packaging platforms. […]
Data, I/O concentrator reduces cabling for aircraft/ground vehicles
Abaco Systems is pleased to announce a new, innovative solution for our customers with the EIU1000. This product is an I/O aggregator and data concentrator that combines high-density Ethernet, Avionics databus, serial, and discrete I/O connections in a compact, rugged system powered by a high-performance System-on-Chip (SoC) to reducing wiring, overall system weight and complexity. […]
GPGPU processor modules geared to handle intelligence/surveillance/reconnaissance and EW apps
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division announced that, through its Reseller Agreement with WOLF Advanced Technology, it has expanded its family of open architecture high performance embedded computing (HPEC) processors designed for demanding ISR applications with the addition of three new NVIDIA Quadro Turing (TU104/6) GPU/inference engine-based OpenVPX modules. Curtiss-Wright also announced the availability of a new AMD Radeon (E9171) […]
New 3D CMOS image sensor enables vision-guided robotics, logistics and surveillance
Teledyne e2v, a Teledyne Technologies company, announces its new Bora Time-of-Flight CMOS image sensor, tailored for 3D detection and distance measurement to support the latest industrial applications, including vision guided robotics, logistics and surveillance. Based on an innovative 10µm pixel design and incorporating a resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels, the Bora image sensor offers […]
