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Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 John McHale |
Sharing the stage: 10-Gig Ethernet and Serial RapidIO Military designers see Serial RapidIO and 10 Gigabit Ethernet complementing each other in systems today and the near future. Meanwhile Rocket IO in field-programmable gate arrays is exciting board designers. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2006 Ben Ames |
Engineers Balance Speed and Heat in a Single Board Processors and switched-fabric networks are moving data at faster speeds then ever before, which is leading designers to come up with innovative approaches to channeling information flow, power management, and keeping boards cool. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2009 John McHale |
Steady as she goes The most promising applications for single-board computer designers continue to be legacy defense VME technology, a common choice among military electronics system integrators. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2007 John McHale |
VPX, the Heir to VME, Makes its Debut Embedded-system vendors are releasing their products based on the proposed VITA 46 (VPX) standard, while traditional VME standards such as VME 64 continue to prove profitable. Meanwhile, across the standards aisle, the PICMG MicroTCA standard is creating a buzz in military circles. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2009 John McHale |
Demanding High-Speed I/O Today's complicated military electronics systems require I/O that moves data from sensors to commanders in real time. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006 John McHale |
Advanced I/O Means Ethernet Military designers are excited about the I/O capabilities that 10-Gigabit Ethernet promises to bring to the table. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2010 Courtney E. Howard |
Empowering embedded computing Mainstream, COTS technologies combine with aerospace and defense industry innovations to deliver increased performance in compact electronics designs |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2005 |
Dilemma: Databus or switched fabric? Board designers today face a new performance bottleneck: modern processors are so fast that traditional parallel databuses cannot keep them adequately supplied with data to take advantage of their blazing speed. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2010 |
Core i7 Products Intel i7-based computer boards for military, industrial, and telecom applications introduced by Advantech... Rugged 6U VME and CompactPCI computer boards based on Intel Core i7 processor introduced by GE...etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2008 John McHale |
Faster and faster I/O The U.S. military becomes a more network-centric force each year, relying more and more on the quality of the data it receives from sensors on land, at sea, and in the air. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 Ben Ames |
Contractors balance speed and efficiency in digital signal processing Designers of DSP technology for the military are forced to weight the importance of size, weight, speed, power, and cost. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010 John Long |
When High Performance Really Matters in Mil-Aero: A Comparison of ATCA and VPX Solutions ATCA systems are shipping in volume, while VPX is still overcoming interoperability issues. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010 John Keller |
VPX is at the Right Place, at the Right Time, for Serious Market Growth in Embedded Systems It's been a long time in coming, but the market for VPX-based embedded computing is ready to take off. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2008 |
VMETRO Introduces Freescale Power Architecture-Based Single-Board Computers The MPE730 is designed for radar, sensor, and signal processing, and the SBC731 is designed for mission and control processing. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2007 John McHale |
FPGAs enable signal processing Field-programmable gate arrays are becoming the choice of systems designers over their longtime preference of digital signal processing hardware. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006 John McHale |
FPGAs Enhance Military Signal-Processing Applications Field-programmable gate arrays have become commonplace on signal-processing boards for defense applications such as radar and sonar. The devices promise even more capability down the road, especially in communications technology such as software-defined radio. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2008 Courtney E. Howard |
Industry Veterans Advance SBC Technologies for Aerospace Applications Embedded computing companies such as General Micro Systems and Aitech Defense Systems continue to design and develop single-board computers (SBCs) with an eye toward aerospace environments and applications. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006 Richard Kirk |
Flexible I/O: Meeting the challenge of a standards-based market Increasing standardization, however, is taking place against a backdrop in which customers are ever-more demanding. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2009 |
Products ACT/Technico offers Gigabit Ethernet switches... Adimec offers 2-megapixel camera for unmanned vehicle applications... Aitech introduces Core 2 Duo-based single-board computer for use aboard UAVs... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 |
Aitech Introduces C108 Rugged 6U VME Single-Board Computer for New and Legacy Applications The C108 provides numerous I/O capabilities for military embedded applications such as mission management computers, heads-up display controllers, and radar and sonar processors. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 |
New Products From the Show New products announced at the 2004 Military & Aeropspace Electronics Show: 3U conduction-cooled CompactPCI single-board computer... Multimedia PMC graphics board... IEEE-1394a&b/FireWire VME board... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010 Courtney E. Howard |
By Land, by Sea, by Air: Rugged Computers Are Everywhere Military and aerospace organizations around the world tap novel rugged mobile computers for mission-critical applications. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2005 John Wemekamp |
The sea change to serial-switch fabrics As battlefield communications become increasingly distributed and network-centric, a sea change has begun in the design of embedded computing systems for defense and aerospace applications |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2005 |
CompactPCI Showing up More and More in Military Designs An interview with the president and chairman of an industry consortium that develops open computer standards for industrial control, instrumentation, military, and communications applications on the growth of the military electronics industry. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007 |
Curtiss-Wright carrier card offers PMC/XMC expansion for VPX/VPX-REDI systems The VPX6-215 ExpressReach speeds and eases the expansion of VPX and VPX-REDI systems through the addition of user-specified PMC and/or XMC mezzanine modules. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2008 Tom Litrenta |
Advances in radar processing Single-channel radar systems require many processors to keep up with today's demanding real time I/O requirements. Thus, multicore processors have become an extremely attractive alternative. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010 |
Themis Introduces CoolShell High-Performance Rugged Blade Server CoolShell rugged server technology combines high-performance, single-board computer and graphics processor in a blade server configuration for rugged systems applications in demanding environments |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 |
Curtiss-Wright announces rugged 3U VPX single-board computer The VPX3-127 3U VPX (VITA 46) single-board computer (SBC) is designed for space- and weight-constrained 3U embedded computing applications. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 John Keller |
Supplier Base for VPX Embedded Computing Begins to Take Shape The market and supplier base for VPX and VPX-REDI single-board computers are emerging, as several companies are stepping forward to provide embedded computing that adheres to VITA-46 and VITA-48 standards. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 Courtney E. Howard |
Rugged Electronics Empower Tomorrow's Technology Technology companies enable our military's net-centric vision through smaller, faster, stronger computers. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010 |
6U VME Computer Boards Based on Freescale QorIQ P4080 Microprocessor Introduced by Curtiss-Wright The computer board provides as many as eight Power Architecture processor cores and data-path acceleration logic, as well as network and peripheral bus interfaces. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 |
Pentek Offers VME/VXS Board With PowerPC, FPGA, and Gigabit Ethernet Pentek is releasing its Model 4207 high-performance digital signal processing and data-acquisition system with Freescale's MPC8641D dual-core PowerPC AltiVec processor and a Xilinx Virtex-4 FX series field-programmable gate array. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2008 |
Curtiss-Wright Offers PMC Module with Either Air- or Conduction-Cooling Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing is introducing the PMC-110 CryptoNet Security processor, which is based on the Freescale MPC8555E PowerQUICC III processor for embedded security applications. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2004 |
New Products Universal avionics digital interface... VME card for motor drive power control... VME64 bus-to-bus adapters.. Add-on network-management software for the TCP/IP stack... Self-clinching panel fasteners... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2009 |
Show Products Product highlights for the avionics and military shows in San Diego, June 1-2, 2009. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010 John Keller |
Trends in microprocessors: high-end military embedded applications are beginning a shift to Intel When it comes to military embedded computing, basically only two microprocessor manufacturers slug it out for the lion's share of the defense and aerospace embedded computer market -- Freescale Semiconductor Inc. in Austin, Texas, and Intel Corp. of Santa Clara, Calif. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008 |
Products Martek Power offers high-power, multichannel power modules... Aeroflex offers Battery Electronic Unit family of Li-Ion cell balancing products... Elmo offers board-mounted servo drive with 5 kilowatts continuous power... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008 |
Themis Introduces Intel Core 2 Duo-Based TC2D64 VMEbus Single-Board Computers Themis Computer is introducing the TC2D64 high-performance, low-power VMEbus single-board computers (SBCs) for severe commercial and military applications that involve shocks as strong as 30 Gs. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2009 Courtney E. Howard |
Advanced Vetronics: Hit the Ground Running Industry heeds the warfighter's call for innovative, responsive, and reliable electronics in combat vehicles on the ground. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 |
Curtiss-Wright PowerPC 3U CompactPCI Single-Board Computer Supports PMC I/O The board, available in conduction- and air-cooled versions, uses the Freescale Altivec-enhanced 7448 PowerPC processor, and is for space- and weight-constrained COTS systems for military and aerospace applications. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 |
Products Telepresence tactile feedback system... Actuators for unmanned-aerial-vehicle applications... Rugged COTS airborne computer with 3U CompactPCI cards... VME single-board embedded computer... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010 |
VPX Computer Boards for Defense and Aerospace Embedded Computing Introduced by Concurrent Concurrent Technologies is introducing 3U VPX-REDI computer boards called the TR 501/36x for defense, aerospace, and security applications. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010 |
MEN Micro 3U CompactPCI Embedded Computer Boasts Intel Atom and Onboard FPGA MEN Micro is introducing a 3U CompactPCI single-board computer called the F11S that combines the Intel Atom XL processor with an onboard FPGA for user-defined functions. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2009 Courtney E. Howard |
Secure Information Storage Military and aerospace equipment designers have a wealth of options available to fill the ever-increasing need for secure data storage in the field. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 Bernard Pelon |
Reconnecting with military program requirements for performance and interoperability There is a real risk that switched fabrics with standards-based physical layers will reestablish the traditional vendor lock that is part of too many of today's commercial off-the-shelf solutions. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 |
Emerson Introduces Dual-Core PowerPC VME Single-Board Computer Emerson Network Power is introducing the MVME7100 VMEbus single-board computer (SBC) with dual core PowerPC processor and 2eSST high-speed VMEbus interface for defense/aerospace, industrial, and medical applications. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 John McHale |
Sense of Urgency Among Primes Drives VME Market, While VITE 46 Highlights Company Roadmaps Designers of VME single-board computers for military applications say their market is strong because prime contractors feel pressure to field programs quickly, which forces them to use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 Courtney E. Howard |
Top Secrets: Securing Sensitive Data Defense industry organizations develop and deploy secure information solutions to protect military and civilian lives. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2005 |
New products New: Board products... Components... Computers... Connectors... Data buses and networking... Data Recording and Telemetry... Integrated circuits... Imaging and video... Motors and motor control... Power electronics... RF and microwave... Design and development tools... MEMS... Software... |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008 |
GE Fanuc Introduces Intel Quad-Core LV Xeon V7812 6U VME Single-Board Computer The CPU boards use the newly-announced Intel 5100 MCH (memory controller hub) chipset, as well as AMD's Unified Shader Architecture for advanced vertex and pixel processing in embedded graphics applications. |