June 2024 | Power Solutions
This issue features the 270 VDC Solid-State Power Controller (SSPC) solution, offering advanced programmability, system health diagnostic and prognostic data, and high-power density in compact and reliable form factors, making it ideal for use in mission system and non-flight critical applications onboard manned and unmanned aircraft.
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May 2022 | Power Solutions
This issue features PDC's compact 280W converter which supplies 28V power for USB charging ports for Portable Electronic Devices (PED). Also included in this issue is a listing of the upcoming tradeshows where we will be exhibiting our industry leading connectivity, power and control solutions, and where you can meet with our executives and product line experts to discuss your technical and program development needs.
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March 2022 | Motor Control Solutions
This issue features PDC's PW-82540R0 radiation tolerant 3-phase DC motor torque controller, and the MC-5080 80V/30A rated BLDC motor torque, speed & position controller. Also included is a highlight of some of our motor control solutions.
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February 2022 | Space Solutions
This issue features PDC's Nuclear Event Detectors (NED) which sense ionizing radiation pulses generated by a nuclear event, and are used to initiate a wide variety of circumvention and recovery functions. Also included is a highlight of some of our Space Solutions.
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January 2022 | Motion Control Solutions
This issue features PDC's RD-19232 resolver-to-digital converter, with serial output (SPI), that reduces I/O requirements while providing high accuracy and flexibility to support a wide range of motion feedback applications. Also included is a highlight of some of our Motion Feedback Solutions.
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December 2021 | Year-in-Review
As 2021 draws to a close, we at DDC would like to take this opportunity to thank our valued customers for selecting DDC to support the critical missions that they serve, and we give special thanks to our essential employees for their continuous dedication to supplying quality products, on-time delivery, and superior support. Included is a brief recap of our major achievements, new capabilities and the new products we introduced in 2021.
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December 2021 | Power Solutions
This issue features PDC's three-phase 115V AC solid-state power distribution unit offering advanced programmability, system health diagnostic and prognostic data, and high-power density. Also included is a highlight of some of our AC and DC Solid-State Power Controllers (SSPCs).
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July 2021 | Space Solutions
This issue features PDC's high-speed, SWaP optimized 3U SpaceVPX rad-hard single board computers (SBC), along with a time saving SBC development kit. Also included is a highlight of some of our space and rad-hard solutions.
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May 2021 | Power Solutions
This issue features PDC's AC and DC Solid-State Power Controllers (SSPCs), offering advanced programmability, system health diagnostic and prognostic data, and high-power density in compact and reliable form factors, making them ideal for use in mission system and non-flight critical applications onboard manned and unmanned aircraft.
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April 2021 | Motion Control Solutions
This issue features PDC's SPI resolver-to-digital converter, which reduces I/O requirements while providing high accuracy and flexibility, to support a wide range of motion feedback applications. Also included is a highlight of some of our motion feedback solutions.
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April 2021 | Space Solutions
This issue features announcements of PDC's products aboard the Mars 2020 Mission Perseverance Rover and MMX Mars sampling mission. Also included is a highlight of some of our Single Board Computers and memories for space, along with our nuclear event detectors.
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March 2021 | Motion Control - Space Solutions
This issue features PDC's upcoming line of Class K space-qualified Resolver-to-Digital (RD) converters. These new converters can be combined with our existing line of radiation-tolerant sine oscillators for a one-stop motion feedback solution.
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December 2020 | Year in Review
2020 was a challenging year for all, yet it was also an opportunity to demonstrate how we could overcome unprecedented adversity and provide continuous support for vital aerospace, defense, space, and industrial programs, while ensuring the health and safety of everyone. We at DDC are proud of our employees' dedication and accomplishments during these trying times. This issue features a brief recap of our major achievements, new capabilities and the new products we introduced in 2020.
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October 2020 | Power Solutions
This issue features an update on PDC's AC/DC solid-state power distribution unit, that provides a mission ready power control solution, offering significant SWaP-C savings and advanced functionality. Also included is our line of solid-state power control PDUs, boards and modules, enabling smart power management that simplifies and automates vehicle power control while providing health and diagnostics data.
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September 2020 | Space Solutions
This issue features a time saving development kit for our SpaceVPX single board computers, along with a new 5Gb, 128M x 40-bits wide memory configuration for the DDR2 SDRAM. Also included is the new Class K RDC-19228S high accuracy synchro/resolver-to-digital converter for space, built utilizing SOI technology.
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June 2020 | Motion Control Solutions
This issue features our new rugged, high-reliability motion feedback solutions, enabling high accuracy position control with programmable flexibility to support a wide array of defense, industrial and space applications. Highlighted are PDC’s new resolver-to-digital converters for space and our COTS and custom motor control solutions, which enable reduced time-to-market, improved reliability, and simplified design & qualification process (DO-160, DO-254, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-810, etc.).
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May 2020 | Space Solutions
This issue features the new article "On-board mass memory requirements for the New Space Age". It also includes the announcement that our SCS3740 compact, high performance single board computers (SBCs) for space now offer an Ethernet option for Flight, along with a time saving development kit. We are also pleased to announce the introduction of PDC’s new resolver-to-digital converters for space – screened to MIL-PRF-38534 (Class K), provide an off-the-shelf, versatile and radiation tolerant motion feedback solution.
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April 2020 | Space Solutions
This issue highlights PDC's announcement that our compact, high performance single board computers (SBCs) now offer greater SWaP (size, weight and power) optimization with the integration of Intersil Hi-Rel high-efficiency power regulation, power sequencing, supervisory, and interface devices from Renesas Electronics Corporation.
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March 2020 | Power Solutions
This issue highlights PDC's announcement that our SP-280 IFEC & PED power supply is DO-160 flight qualified. Also included is the recent Motion Control expansion to our Online Shop, to now include Resolver-to-Digital converter development kits & portable USB Synchro/Resolver interface devices.
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February 2020 | Space Solutions
This issue highlights PDC's offering of the broadest selection and soon to be only source of EEPROM rad hard memories, as well as our recent addition to the ESA’s preferred parts list. Also included in this issue is a listing of the upcoming trade shows where we will be exhibiting our industry leading connectivity, power and control solutions, and where you can meet with our executives and product line experts to discuss your technical and program development needs.
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December 2019 | Power Solutions
Our December issue includes the introduction of a new AC/DC solid-state power distribution unit that provides a mission ready power control solution, offering significant SWaP-C savings and advanced functionality. Also included in this issue is a listing of the upcoming trade shows where we will be exhibiting our industry leading connectivity, power and control solutions, and where you can meet with our executives and product line experts to discuss your technical and program development needs.
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November 2019 | Motion Control Solutions
Our November issue includes the introduction of a new military grade, 3.3V I/O motion feedback solution that offers greater ease of use and dramatic SWaP savings for PCB designer’s. Also included in this issue is a listing of the upcoming trade shows where we will be exhibiting our industry leading connectivity, power and control solutions, and where you can meet with our executives and product line experts to discuss your technical and program development needs.
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September 2019 | Space Solutions
We are pleased to introduce the first Off-the-Shelf Quad-Core LEON 4FT® 3U SpaceVPX SBC, and to also announce that PDC has been selected by L3Harris Technologies to provide high reliability motion control Synchro/Resolver-to-Digital (R/D) conversion components for the Telescope Control Electronics box on the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST). Also included in this issue is a listing of the upcoming tradeshows where we will be exhibiting our industry leading connectivity, power and control solutions, and where you can meet with our executives and product line experts to discuss your technical and program development needs.
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June 2019 | Space Solutions
We are pleased to introduce the first ceramic hermetic DDR2 memory available for space. Also included in this issue is a listing of the upcoming tradeshows where we will be exhibiting our industry leading connectivity, power and control solutions, and where you can meet with our executives and product line experts to discuss your technical and program development needs.
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April 2019 | Connectivity & Power Control Solutions
We are pleased to announce in our April issue that DDC has received the 2018 Supplier of the Year award for exceptional quality and delivery performance from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. Also included in this issue is a listing of the upcoming tradeshows where we will be exhibiting our industry leading connectivity, power and control solutions, and where you can meet with our executives and product line experts to discuss your technical and program development needs.
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February 2019 | Space Solutions
This issue includes two exciting announcements. First, our Single Board Computer for Space was successfully deployed on JAXA’s GOSAT-2 environmental satellite mission. The second announcement is that we have relaunched our new and improved DDC website.
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December 2018 | Year-in-Review
2018 was another exciting year at DDC, and below is a brief recap of our major achievements, new capabilities and the new products we introduced in 2018.
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August 2018 | Space Solutions
Our August issue focuses in on the space market and includes the announcement that PDC’s high density NAND Flash Memory was designed into the Pearl Single Board Computer, which will be utilized on the NASA BioSentinel CubeSat spacecraft, and is baselined for use on multiple upcoming missions for both NASA and the DOD. Also included are announcements on PDC’s guaranteed radiation performance Sp-COTS™ (Space Commercial Off-The-Shelf) products, and PDC’s new “Class A” test flow for our cost saving RAD-PAK® and even lower cost Rad Tolerant (RT) hermetic parts, providing the most economical space grade solutions for short, cost-sensitive, or non-critical applications or missions. This issue also includes an article published in June, titled “The 5 Approaches for Producing Radiation Hardened Solutions”, as well as two white papers on radiation performance that were presented at the NSREC conference in July. Additionally, if you would like to meet with our product line experts and executives, we’ve listed the upcoming trade shows where we will be exhibiting our industry leading connectivity, power, and control solutions, with an invitation to request a meeting.
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July 2018 | Space Solutions
Our July issue includes the announcements that DDC has received the 2017 Supplier Excellence Award for exceptional quality and delivery performance from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., and that DDC’s single board computer for space was chosen by NRL for the DARPA Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program. Also included in this issue, is an article published in June, titled “The 5 Approaches for Producing Radiation Hardened Solutions”, as well as two white papers on radiation performance that were presented at the NSREC conference in July. Additionally, if you would like to meet with our product line experts and executives, we’ve listed the upcoming trade shows where we will be exhibiting our industry leading connectivity, power, and control solutions, with an invitation to request a meeting.
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June 2018 | Power Solutions
Our June issue includes the introduction of a new 48VDC, 16-channel Solid-State Power Controller (SSPC) Power Distribution Unit (PDU). Also included is an article on addressing power management challenges on military aircraft and ground vehicles, and the upcoming trade shows where we will be exhibiting our industry leading connectivity, power, and control solutions.
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May 2018 | Space Solutions
Our May issue includes the introduction of a new rad-hard, latchup immune, 16-Bit analog-to-digital converter for space, and the announcement that our SCS750 single board computers for space will be deployed on the ESA Euclid satellite scheduled for launch in 2021. Also included are articles on DDC's space solutions, and upcoming trade shows where we will be exhibiting our industry leading connectivity, power and control solutions, along with photos from recent exhibitions.
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April 2018 | Motion Control Solutions
Our April issue includes the announcement of 2 new motion control products from DDC, a new 3-phase high power density BLDC Motor Controller and new cost saving Resolver-to-Digital Converter. With high levels of flexibility, integration and programmability, these solutions enable system developers to accelerate time-to-market. Also included, are the upcoming trade shows where we will be exhibiting our industry leading connectivity, power and control solutions, and photos from recent exhibitions.
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March 2018 | Motor Control Solutions
Our March issue presents our compact and configurable motor control Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) for civil aerospace applications. DDC's Motor Control LRUs enable...Reduced Time-to-Market, Improved Reliability and Simplified DO-254 Design Process. Also included are articles on DDC's motor controllers, and upcoming trade shows where we will be exhibiting our industry leading connectivity, power and control solutions.
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February 2018 | Power Solutions
Our February issue includes the introduction of a new Rugged COTS 270VDC/150A 12-Channel Solid-State Power Controller, offering a high Technical Readiness Level (TRL) solution, ensuring reliable, SWaP optimized operation without the need for time consuming customization and subsequent qualification efforts. Also included are articles on DDC's power distribution units, and upcoming trade shows where we will be exhibiting our industry leading connectivity, power and control solutions.
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January 2018 | Power Solutions
Our January issue includes the introduction of a new 280W IFEC & PED power conversion solution, with a space saving design enabling more comfort and space for passengers, by eliminating the need for below seat boxes, brackets, or shrouds, as this compact unit can be conveniently mounted within the cabin wall or ceiling. Also included are articles on DDC's reliable airborne power supply solutions, and upcoming trade shows where we will be exhibiting our industry leading connectivity, power and control solutions.
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