First Radiation Hardened Microelectronic Circuit Allows Significantly
Higher Communication Rates, Up to 3.125 GB per Second, per Channel
NATIONAL SPACE SYMPOSIUM, Colorado Springs, April 12, 2010 – Honeywell
(NYSE: HON) announced today that the space industry’s first radiation hardened electronic component for communication
systems, which improves the speed of serial data communication fifty-fold over
existing space electronics, has been selected to upgrade communication systems
on the International Space Station. It will be launched on NASA’s space shuttle
in August 2010.
“Honeywell’s Quad Redundant Serializer / Deserializer (SERDES) standard product
is an industry first, providing commercial and military space satellite
operators with faster, more reliable data communications,” said Dave Douglass,
Honeywell vice president, Space. “This is the first multi-channel SERDES device
for severe radiation environments, and will allow satellite manufacturers to
significantly increase system network capacity.”
Honeywell’s SERDES capability can be embedded into an HX5000 Application
Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) or used as a standalone component in a
system built by an electronics integrator. It allows significantly higher
communication rates, up to 3.125 gigabytes per second per channel. Honeywell
has achieved production upgrade of the SERDES standard product – which is
available for flight program use today – and submitted the requirements to
obtain a Qualified Manufacturers Listing (QML).
Benefits from the Quad Redundant SERDES Transceiver include much higher data
throughput while dramatically reducing power, board and cable routing and
system complexity.
SEAKR Engineering selected Honeywell’s product for use in their program to
upgrade communication system on the International Space Station.
Honeywell’s SERDES offers the space community the highest performance
communication link that meets the rad hard needs of the both commercial and
military systems. It meets the increasing demands for high speed communications
in space.
For information on Honeywell radiation hardened products, visit www.honeywell.com/radhard.
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