SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc.
(NASDAQ: XLNX) announced today that hundreds of its Space Grade
FPGAs were deployed in the launch of the Iridium NEXT
satellites. Space Grade Virtex®-5QV devices
provide scalability and flexibility for new applications and
innovations throughout its operational life in space. Iridium NEXT
is the company's next-generation satellite constellation, replacing
and enhancing its existing network of low-Earth orbit satellites
spanning the entire globe – the largest commercial satellite
constellation in space. The inaugural launch of the first ten
Iridium NEXT Satellites occurred on Jan.
14, 2017.
As an integral component to the Iridium NEXT satellites, Xilinx
maintains a strong heritage in the Space products industry with its
Space Grade Virtex-5QV devices. The Iridium NEXT satellite
has several Space Grade Virtex-5QV devices included on the On Board
Processor (OBP) hardware delivered by SEAKR Engineering. The
OBP delivers a processing capability of ~1 TFLOP and is an integral
element in the Iridium NEXT Reconfigurable Fault-Tolerant
Communication Processor. The OBP represents the highest
performance reconfigurable processor in space to-date.
"The re-configurability of Xilinx's Space Grade Virtex-5QV FPGA
enables Iridium NEXT to continue in-orbit integration of future
advancements and innovations throughout its operational lifetime,
providing scalability and flexibility for potential new
applications not yet envisioned," said Eric
Anderson, president at SEAKR Engineering.
"Xilinx is proud to play a key role in the state-of-the-art
Iridium NEXT program integrating hundreds of Space Grade Virtex-5QV
FPGAs into the latest Iridium NEXT satellites," said Yousef Khalilollahi, vice president of the
aerospace and defense business at Xilinx. Xilinx's
participation in the Iridium NEXT communication satellites further
solidifies its extensive heritage in providing re-configurable high
capacity Space Grade FPGAs to the latest Space applications."
About Virtex-5QV Devices
Virtex-5QV FPGAs are built on the second-generation ASMBL™
column-based architecture of the proven, industry-leading Virtex-5
family with support in Xilinx's ISE® Design Suite.
Virtex-5QV FPGAs integrate many of the same hard-IP system-level
blocks, such as flexible 36-Kbit/18-Kbit block RAM/FIFOs, second
generation 25x18 DSP slices, power-optimized high-speed serial
transceiver blocks for enhanced serial connectivity, and PCI
Express® compliant integrated Endpoint blocks. The Virtex-5QV
device offers 130,000 logic cells, 320 DSP Slices supporting fixed
and floating point operations, and 836 user I/Os programmable to
more than 30 different standards for applications and ease of
interfacing to a wide variety of system components. The Virtex-5QV
device also provides the industry's first integrated high-speed
connectivity solution for space with 18 channels of 4.25Gbps
multi-gigabit serial transceivers for chip-to-chip, board-to-board
and box-to-box communication. The radiation-hardened version of the
commercial Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA was developed under sponsorship by
AFRL's Space Vehicles Directorate.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the leading provider of All Programmable
FPGAs, SoCs, MPSoCs, and 3D ICs. Xilinx uniquely
enables applications that are both software defined and hardware
optimized – powering industry advancements in Cloud Computing,
Embedded Vision, Industrial IoT, and 5G. For more information,
visit www.xilinx.com.
About SEAKR
SEAKR Engineering, Inc. is a world-leading provider of advanced
state-of-the-art electronic avionics for space applications.
Since its inception in 1982, SEAKR has delivered over one hundred
flight units. Over one hundred and ten of these systems have
launched and are operating as designed. SEAKR's leading edge
space electronics includes IP routers, reprogrammable MODEMS,
high-performance payload processors, modular command and data
handling systems, solid state recorders, and manned space
avionics. SEAKR has a reputation for high-level performance
and reliability in severe environments. SEAKR is a small business
proud to serve its customers and country. For more
information, please visit www.seakr.com.
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Xilinx
Silvia E. Gianelli
(408) 626-4328
silvia.gianelli@xilinx.com
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