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FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) solutions for small satellites integrators

Country of Origin: France
Reference Number: TOFR20180605001
Publication Date: 31 July 2018

Summary

A French company specialized in the development of embedded and communications IP (Intellectual Property) cores for the space market is seeking integration partners for technical cooperation, commercial agreements with technical assistance, services and license agreements. The solutions are completely based on traditional space standards allowing easier system integration and higher reliability.

Description

The company is based in France and develops embedded and communications innovative IP cores for space market.

Its team has a strong research and industry background, with experience in the design and test of space systems.



The team's expertise was accumulated over more than 20 years providing services to space agencies and members of the space industry. In addition, a large number of projects were developed in partnership with universities in order to achieve excellence levels with state-of-the-art technologies. As of now, this expertise is offered in the form of consulting and design services.



The company provides a wide range of products and services related to space market segment. The range of services includes, but are not limited to, the design of FPGA-based embedded systems and software-defined radio applications. In addition, the company provides a number of IP Cores for onboard telemetry and telecommand processing based on the CCSDS (Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems) and ECSS (European Cooperation for Space Standardization) communications standards.



Company's expertise area  :



FPGA SYSTEM DESIGN: 

    - HDL design (Hardware Description Language)

    - Low-level system design and verification

    - Compliance verification according to space standards



EMBEDDED SOFTWARE DESIGN:

    - Firmware design based on real-time operating systems

    - Test and validation of operating systems for critical applications

    - Compliance verification according to space standards



COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS DESIGN:

    - Radio System and components specifications

Link Budget analysis

    - Communications Protocols specifications

    - Software-Defined Radio implementation (from hardware to software)



SPACE APPLICATIONS:

    - CCSDS and ECSS Standards training

    - CCSDS and ECCS compliance tests and validation





The company is looking for partners , as small satellites integrators, to provide their technical expertise in the design and test of small satellites components.

Commercial agreement with technical assistance, license agreement or technical cooperation agreement are sought.

Advantages and Innovations

The company develops innovative IP cores that can be integrated in different designs.



The company has the technical knowledge to implement systems from lower hardware levels up to application levels. 



This enables full control of the final output of the projects according to client's needs as well as it helps mitigate integration issues usually found in projects with complex hardware-software interfaces. 



The experience acquired related to traditional space standards such as the CCSDS and ECSS standards ensures full compatibility of the designed system with other components of the space system.



The solutions are completely based on traditionnal space standards allowing easier system integration and higher reliability.

Stage Of Development

Available for demonstration

Requested partner

The company is looking for partners who work with small satellites to integrate innovative IP cores into their designs.



In this context, ideal partners are integrators of small satellites who acquire different components from suppliers of the space sector. They are developing their spacecrafts and are looking for complete, reliable and plug and play solutions based on traditionnal space standards.



The company will support this development by providing all the technical expertise involved in the design and test of small satellites components.