INTERSTELLAR Project News

Third reporting period Review

29.10.2021

This meeting was done in remote due to pandemic situation and was the opportunity to review the progress of the 3rd reporting period.

Teledyne e2v First to Have Fully Space-Qualified 4-Channel ADC

14.06.2021

Teledyne e2v continues to address the most challenging of application scenarios, through the supply of mixed-signal technology that is capable of delivering exceptional degrees of reliability. The company’s EV12AQ600 has just been confirmed as the industry’s first 4-channel analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to be qualified for space deployment. Subjected to comprehensive testing, the EV12AQ600 has shown that it can withstand a total ionizing dose (TID) of 150kRad. Those results, TID and SEE, prove that this device is a perfect fit for space applications like long-term missions or GEO satellites. In addition, the ADC had to endure multi-axis mechanical shock and vibration tests, plus electro-static discharge (ESD), extreme temperature and thermal cycling test procedures. Having successfully passed all of the tests described, it now meets NASA and ESA requirements, complying with the stringent MIL-PRF-38535 (QML-Y) and ESCC 9000 standards.

Teledyne e2v’s EV12AQ600 series devices are already employed in numerous mission-critical military and avionics applications, and space qualification will open up many new opportunities for their usage. These 12-bit ADCs support 1.6GSps data sampling rates on each of their channels, or 6.4GSps across a single channel when interleaved. Detailed studies have shown that they do not exhibit the poor interface stability witnessed on devices from other ADC manufacturers when placed into a space environment. Consequently, customers can have full confidence in their long-term operation once they have been deployed there. As well as the leading-edge performance and operational robustness achieved by the EV12AQ600, this ADC has certain other attributes that will be beneficial for space applications. Thanks to the cross-point switch which is situated after the inputs, this device is much more versatile than other solutions. The ADC can easily be reconfigured remotely, once the hardware it has been incorporated into is in orbit. The number of channels, the bit rate and the dynamic range can all be altered via the accompanying FPGA - so that new functional requirements can be attended to. This inherent flexibility also facilitates design re-use, with engineers able to follow a platform-based strategy where the original system can be subsequently adapted to suit different application criteria. Consequently, development times can be accelerated significantly, with less engineering resources being required. A comprehensive collection of FPGA libraries are available to further assist with project development work, leveraging Teledyne e2v’s inclusion in the Xilinx ecosystem (XQRKU060) for space implementations.

“Through our space-qualified EV12AQ600 devices, we are able to offer customers high-performance data converter solutions that are ready to integrate directly into their systems,” explains Nicolas Chantier, Marketing Director at Teledyne e2v. “It means that they can benefit from flight-proven TRL9 technology, without the need for any further qualification effort.” “Also, with inventory now available, there are much shorter lead times associated with these ADCs than competing solutions currently on the market. Customers can therefore get access to samples straight away,” he adds.

The test data relating to space qualification of the EV12AQ600 from Teledyne e2v can be found here: https://semiconductors.teledyneimaging.com/en/products/data-converters/ev12aq600/#prodnav-1

Live Demo Sessions during Electronica 2020

See some live demo videos from Electronica 2020 in the Events section.

Teledyne e2v Annual Press Conference

Teledyne e2v held the annual press conferenc on in April 2020. Read more at Events.

Consortium Changes

In autumn 2019, Airbus Defence & Space UK left the consortium, Airbus Italia S.p.A and Kapitech are new members. Welcome to the team!

RADECS 2019

Teledyne e2v was present at RADECS in Montepllier. Read more at Events.

Second Reporting Period Review

Second Reporting Period meeting successfully held with EC and partners in REA (Brussels) on June 25th 2019.

Press Review

all-electronics.de published this article: https://www.all-electronics.de/gecko-teledyne-e2v-plant-eine-neue-reinraumfertigung-bis-2021/

Teledyne e2v Press Conference

20.04.2019
During April, Teledyne e2v held a press conference in Grenonble, France, have a look at Events.

ADC synchronisation video online

12.04.2019
A demonstration video which shows the synchronisation between two EV12AQ600 AD converters is online: \

Progress Meeting 2018

20.12.2018
Short before the end of 2018, the annual progress meeting was held a Teledyne e2v’s premises in Grenoble, France. During this meeting, the DAC CDR was performed successfully.

EV12AQ600 and demo board @ electronica 2018 in Munich

Visit the Teledyne e2v booth at electronica in Munich to have a look at a live demonstration of the brand-new leading-edge Teledyne e2v EV12AQ600 AD converter. See also Events. \

AMICSA 2018 Demonstration Video online

23.07.2018

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New Articles and Papers online

25.06.2018
A new article, paper and presentation are filed under Dissemination. \

AMICSA 2018, Leuven, Belgium

13.06.2018
Meet us at AMICSA 2018 in Leuven, Belgium: https://indico.esa.int/indico/event/222/ \

Project Video available

13.06.2018

EV12AQ600 ADC webpage created

12.06.2018
Product page created for the first product of the Interstellar project, the EV12AQ600 Information, characteristics and downloadables surrounding the EV12AQ600 can be found on Teledyne e2v’s site here: https://www.e2v.com/AQ600 \

Annual Review Meeting

19.01.2018
First Annual meeting successfully held with EC and partners in Erlangen January 17th 2018 \

Kick-Off Meeting

17.12.2016
Interstellar Kick-off meeting held on December 15th 2016 in Stevenage (UK)