Aeroflex Colorado Springs' Spacewire Physical Layer Transceiver QML Qualified and in Production
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COLORADO SPRINGS , CO , July 17, 2006 - Aeroflex Colorado Springs, (NASDAQ: ARXX), announced today at the IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) QML Q and V production of their UT200SpWPHY01 SpaceWire Physical Layer Transceiver.
The UT200SpWPHY01 Physical Layer Transceiver (the LVDS physical layer for Aeroflex's SpaceWire Protocol Handler) is designed to handle the critical timing issues associated with the SpaceWire Data/Strobe Encoding scheme. The UT200SpWPHY01 supports data rates up to 200 Mbits/sec with Data/Strobe transmit skew less than 400pS. The UT200SpWPHY01 has a 3.3V power supply and the added benefit of cold spare on LVDS pins. ESD performance of LVDS inputs/outputs is greater than 8000 volts HMB. The UT200SpWPHY01 is designed to withstand 300 krad(Si), upsetting charge particle strikes to 40 MeV-cm2/mg and is SEL immune to greater than 100MeV-cm2/mg. The UT200SpWPHY01 is packaged in a space-saving 28-pin flatpack (0.14 in2 ceramic body) and is QML Q and V compliant.
"Aeroflex Colorado Springs saw the benefits of the SpaceWire standard used in numerous European satellites and announced our SpaceWire product family in November 2005," said Anthony Jordan, director-standard products. "The benefits are straightforward. SpaceWire is a simple protocol, a simple user interface (FIFO) with high data rates and low power using LVDS as the physical layer".
"We have worked since 1999 with our aerospace customers to assist them in transmitting large amounts of data on satellites," continued Jordan. "Our RadHard LVDS products are flight proven. However, as satellite missions become more complex, customers sought a low overhead, high performance, easy to implement serial data bus solution. We followed the industry's lead and are pleased to offer a SpaceWire product family."
SpaceWire is a standard governing serial communication between satellite components. The protocol is self-managing and provides a high speed, low power serial interface while offering a simple user interface. The standard supports data rates of 2Mbits/sec to 400Mbits/sec over 10 meters of cable. Originally developed by the European Space Community (document ECSS-E-50-12A), SpaceWire marries IEEE-1355 with an LVDS physical layer.
The UT200SpWPHY01 Physical Layer Transceiver is QML Q and V qualified. Prototypes and production units are available now. The UT200SpWPY01 is $1,069 in lots of 100.
A dual link SpaceWire solution of the UT200SpWPHY01 Physical Layer Transceiver and the UT200SpW02 SpaceWire Protocol Handler can be purchased as a set in quantities of 100 for $3,762.
Aeroflex Colorado Springs also provides 4Links test equipment and support to their North American customers. Future Aeroflex SpaceWire products include a SpaceWire Multi-Protocol Router and the addition of a PCI bus to our Protocol Handler.
Aeroflex Colorado Springs is a supplier of semicustom and standard VLSI circuits and custom circuit card assemblies. Aeroflex has received Qualified Manufacturer List (QML) certification for Class Q, Class T and Class V. Additionally, Aeroflex is compliant to AS9100-2000 with AS9100 2004, Rev B.
For a copy of the SpaceWire Marketing Kit, call 1-800-645-8862, write
Aeroflex Colorado Springs,
4350 Centennial Blvd.,
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
or visit our home page at http://www.aeroflex.com/SpaceWire.
Teresa Farris
MARCOM Manager
Aeroflex Colorado Springs
4350 Centennial Blvd.
Colorado Springs , CO 80907
719-594-8035 (voice)
719-594-8468 (fax)
Email: teresa.farris@aeroflex.com
www.aeroflex.com/SpaceWire
