Microsemi has developed a demonstration platform that showcases the LX7730 telemetry controller and the RTG4 FPGA, reading and processing data from six sensors located on a companion board. Read more »
Tags: FPGAs, RISC-V Core, RISC-V Demonstration Platform, RTG4, SatMagazine, SoC, Space
Ken O'Neill | July 18, 2018
Ken O'Neill | July 18, 2018
The April 2018 edition of SatNews magazine published an article by Ted Marena and Ken O’Neill from Microsemi that discussed the advantages of using processors based upon the RISC-V open instruction set architecture. The article looks at Read more »
Tags: Aerospace, FPGAs, RISC-V, RISC-V Open Instruction Architecture, RTG4 FPGAs, SatNews, Space, Space System Designs
Ken O'Neill |
Ken O'Neill |
Microsemi has over 20 years of mixed-signal custom IC design experience with leading aerospace companies. We are a leading ASIC manufacturer of analog embedded systems that include solutions Read more »
Tags: Aerospace, Aircraft Programs, Custom IC Design, Fabless Model, Flight Heritage, FPGAs, IC Supplier, Satellites, SoC, Space
Dorian Johnson | July 17, 2018
Dorian Johnson | July 17, 2018
As radiation testing for the RTG4 FPGA family continues, we now have the first proton test report available. This proton testing was performed in February 2018 on RTG4 flip-flops, LSRAM, uSRAM, and PLLs. Read more »
Ceramic Quad Flat Pack (CQFP) for RTG4 FPGAs Family Introduced – Provides Cost-Effective Integration
A ceramic quad flat pack (CQFP) package with 352 pins was recently introduced for RTG4 FPGAs family to provide a more cost-effective integration than higher pin count packages. CQFP is the industry-standard package for space applications Read more »
Tags: B-Flow, Ceramic Quad Flat Pack, CQFP, E-Flow, Libero SoC Software, Pin Assignments, RTG4 CQ352, RTG4 FPGAs Family, Space
Minh Nguyen | July 15, 2018
Minh Nguyen | July 15, 2018
Microsemi is delighted to announce that our RTG4 high-speed signal processing radiation-tolerant FPGA family has achieved Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) Class Q qualification by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). This qualification validates Read more »
Tags: Class V Qualification, QML, Qualified Manufacturers List, Radiation Tolerant FPGAs, RTG4 FPGAs, Space
Ken O'Neill | July 13, 2018
Ken O'Neill | July 13, 2018
The last in this series of four articles, today I’d like to talk about reverse power feed (RPF), wirless LAN RF ICs, and line drivers as related to the connected home. Read more »
Tags: Connected Home, Ethernet, Line Drivers, PoE, Power Over Ethernet, Reverse Power Feed, RPF, Wireless LAN
Maggie Ford |
Maggie Ford |
Third in this series of articles, I’d like to share information today on voice line circuits and Power over Ethernet (PoE) as related to enabling the connected home. Read more »
Tags: Audio Processors, Audio Systems, Broadband, Connected Homes, Front End Audio Systems, ics, Line Drivers, RPF, Voice Line Circuits, WLAN RE
David Sng | July 12, 2018
David Sng | July 12, 2018
The Assodel Awards are electronics industry awards given to the best manufacturers in the Italian market. Read more »
Tags: Assodel Award, Award Winner, Distribution Policies, Electronics Award, Fortronic Power, Italian Market, Logistics, Semiconductors, Technical Support
Maggie Ford | July 11, 2018
Maggie Ford | July 11, 2018
In the past couple of articles in this series, my colleague, Barry Dropping, wrote about wireless networks, specifically laying the groundwork for 5G and the standards for distribution of time and phase in these networks. Read more »
Tags: 5G, 5G Network, Ethernet, IEEE 1588, Mobile Infrastructure, Precision Time Protocol, PTP, PTP Grandmaster, Wireless Networks
Jim Olsen | July 10, 2018
Jim Olsen | July 10, 2018
In my last post, I wrote about the source of synchronization in wireless networks and laid the groundwork for 5G. In this article, I’m going to highlight Read more »
Tags: 5G, Distribution of Time, Ethernet, IEEE 1588, Mobile Infrastructure, Precision Time Protocol, PTP, PTP Grandmaster, Wireless Networks
Barry Dropping | July 9, 2018
Barry Dropping | July 9, 2018
Along with my Microsemi colleague, Jim Olsen, we were recently the guest speakers on an RCR Wireless News webinar speaking on 5G network densification and ways to prepare your timing architecture. Read more »
Tags: 5G, 5G Network, GPS, Mobile Infrastructure, Network Densification, RCR Wireless, Timingservices, Wireless Networks
Barry Dropping | July 6, 2018
Barry Dropping | July 6, 2018
