Qorvo® (Nasdaq: QRVO) has unveiled the firm’s newest silicon, Ku-band, SATCOM beamformer, IC family for phased array-based user terminals—these next-generation ICs set a new benchmark for SATCOM user terminals, reducing […]
ICs / Processors
Qorvo® to acquire Anokiwave
Qorvo® (Nasdaq:QRVO) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Anokiwave high performance silicon integrated circuits (ICs) for intelligent active array antennas for D&A, SATCOM and 5G applications — the transaction […]
Aegis Aerospace celebrates commercial + DoD payloads in space
Aegis Aerospace Inc. is celebrating the successful March 14, 2023, launch of two major space payloads – one commercial and one DoD – onboard SpaceX’s Commercial Resupply Service (CRS)-27 mission […]
Microchip showcases RISC-V-based FPGA + space-compute solutions
Mid-range FPGAs and System-on-Chip (SoC) FPGAs have played a major role in moving computer workloads to the network edge— Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) has helped fuel this transition with its […]
NASA awards nexgen spaceflight computing processor contract
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has selected Microchip Technology Inc. of Chandler, Arizona, to develop a High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) processor that will provide at least 100 times the […]
InnoFlight’s NexGen Flight CPU selected by LeoStella for their smallsats
LeoStella has selected InnoFlight for the development and delivery of their next-generation Flight Computer Processing Unit (FCPU) and Payload Interface Electronics (PIE) — the FCPU is used as the Command […]
Millennium Space Systems demos advanced smallsat constellation tech
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing (NYSE: BA) company, demonstrated several new technologies – expected and unexpected — on-orbit with their RED-EYE smallsat constellation. Built for DARPA, the satellite was nicknamed […]
MoU Signed Between Lockheed Martin + Intel For 5G Comms For U.S. Allied Defense Systems
Earlier this month, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) leveraged their expertise in technology and communications to bring together 5G-capable solutions, enabling faster and more decisive actions […]
Anokiwave + Requtech AB Developing High Performance SOTM User Terminals
Anokiwave, Inc. and Requtech have engaged in a collaboration to enable SATCOM-On-The-Move (SOTM) applications over LEO/MEO/GEO communication satellites. As part of this collaboration, Anokiwave provides advanced, low-cost, silicon 2nd generation […]
U.S. DoD Selects BAE Systems For A New Generation of Space-Qualified ICs
BAE Systems has been selected by the Department of Defense (DoD) to qualify a new generation of integrated circuit technology for use in the harsh environment of space. The new, […]