Designing A Single Board Computer For Space Using The Most Advanced Processor and Mitigation Technologies
As high-end computing becomes more of a necessity in space, there currently exists a large gap between what is available to satellite manufacturers and the state of the commercial processor industry. As a result, Data Device Corporation has developed a Super Computer for Space that utilizes the latest commercial Silicon-on-Insulator PowerPC processors and state-of-the-art memory modules to achieve space-qualified performance that is from 10 to 1000 times that of current technology. Presented is a brief synopsis of DDC’s design approach and radiation mitigation techniques and radiation test results employed on DDC’s next generation SBC.
