Analog Devices & MDA Collaborate to Provide Electronic Beam Forming Technology for the Telesat Lightspeed Constellation, Enha...
April 07 2021 - 8:00AM
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Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI) announced today a
collaboration with MDA to deliver the beam forming integrated
circuit (BFIC) to be used in MDA’s sophisticated phased array
antenna for the Telesat Lightspeed low earth orbit (LEO) satellite
constellation. Telesat Lightspeed, initially comprised of 298
next-generation satellites, is planned to launch in the second half
of 2023 and will redefine global broadband connectivity for
commercial, government, and defense markets.
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Analog Devices and MDA Collaborate to
Provide Electronic Beam Forming Technology for the Telesat
Lightspeed Constellation, Enhancing Global Connectivity (Graphic:
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LEO satellites, rather than operating from a fixed position,
move across the sky and must dynamically steer communication beams
to maintain uninterrupted and high-speed connectivity to ground
terminals. The new BFIC solution is highly reliable while
performing under extreme temperatures and cosmic radiation for the
full 10- to 12-year lifespan of each satellite.
“Electronically steered array technology is a necessity for the
builders and operators of the next generation of LEO
constellations. This technology provides MDA and Telesat with the
ability to simultaneously steer multiple beams and allows beams to
be rapidly repositioned at speeds that are not possible with
mechanical systems,” said Bryan Goldstein, Vice President of
Aerospace and Defense at Analog Devices. “We are excited to
collaborate with MDA to support the Telesat Lightspeed
constellation.”
“The collaboration with ADI has enabled MDA to develop the
critical solutions required to perform electronic beam steering on
the Telesat Lightspeed antennas,” said Amer Khouri, Vice President
of Satellite Systems, MDA. “We look forward to continuing this
journey together and producing the large quantity of antennas
required for this groundbreaking program.”
About Analog Devices Analog Devices (Nasdaq: ADI) is a
leading global high-performance semiconductor technology company
dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable
our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently
bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that
sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit
http://www.analog.com
About MDA Serving the world from its Canadian home and
global offices, MDA is an international space mission partner and a
robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a
50-year story of firsts on and above the Earth. With over 2,000
employees across Canada, the US and the UK, MDA is leading the
charge towards viable Moon colonies, enhanced Earth observation,
communication in a hyper-connected world, and more. With a track
record of making space ambitions come true, MDA enables highly
skilled people to continually push boundaries, tackle big
challenges, and imagine solutions that inspire and endure to change
the world for the better, on the ground and in the stars.
http://www.mda.space
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forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor
from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, among
other things, statements by Messrs. Goldstein and Khouri and other
statements regarding the expected opportunities, benefits, and
performance improvements associated with the above-described beam
forming integrated circuit, that are based on current expectations,
beliefs, assumptions, estimates, forecasts, and projections about
the industry and markets in which the referenced companies operate.
The statements contained in this release are not guarantees of
future performance, are inherently uncertain, involve certain
risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to
predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ
materially from what is expressed in such forward-looking
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representing Analog Devices' expectations or beliefs as of any date
subsequent to the date of this press release. Important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
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statements include difficulty or delay in our design, development,
production and marketing of products, technologies and solutions,
including those associated with the course, impacts and uncertainty
of the COVID-19 global pandemic, and other risk factors described
in the most recent filings of Analog Devices with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Analog Devices does not undertake any
obligation to update forward-looking statements made by us.
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