RH ICs with CML/LVDS interfaces operating at extreme temperatures and radiation will serve as key components of high-performance space systems that are hard or impossible to build in other technologies. The Space-qualified CML library can be efficiently applied to the development of commercial SerDes products for data transfer and telecommunications in the range of 10Gb/s-12.5Gb/s data rates, as well as other high-frequency digital and mixed-signal systems. The application area of these products spreads from PC back planes to long-haul communication networks to spacecraft command and data handling systems.
High-performance, low-power mixed-signal components capable to operate at extreme temperatures and radiation environment of deep Space will be highly beneficial for NASA's surface missions to Titan, Europa, Ganymede, and comets, as well as to Mars and the Earth's Moon.. In addition, the successful testing of the devices built within the same library of components will prove the applicability of this library for future designs of similar products, which will reduce the time required for product development by 25-60%.
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