Proton100k™ Computer Selected for Roadrunner Satellite Program
SAN DIEGO, CA - February 20, 2004 - Space Micro Inc. today announces their selection as the flight payload computer for the Roadrunner Onboard Processing Experiment (ROPE), on the U.S. Air Force Roadrunner satellite program. This program is a 250-kilogram satellite being developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory"s Space Vehicles Directorate under the Responsive Space Program (RSP). In addition to the Proton100k™ satellite computer, Space Micro will deliver a 64 Gbit solid state data recorder. The Proton100k™ flight computer will be used by ROPE as its instrument computer, performing data management and processing of focal plane array data
"We are very pleased to have the opportunity to bring our innovative technologies into a solution for Roadrunner, which offers the combination of high speed, low power and radiation tolerance in one computer", said David Czajkowski, COO for Space Micro. "We believe this program is an important step in demonstrating the value of the Proton100k to the satellite industry."
The ROPE Proton100k™ computer incorporates Space Micro"s patent pending, advanced single event upset (SEU) and single event functional interrupt (SEFI) mitigation technologies. SEU is mitigated with the Time-Triple Modular Redundancy™, or TTMR™, built into the computer hardware and software, while SEFI if mitigated using Space Micro"s Hardened Core circuits. Combining these technologies into a single product allows the use of advance, commercial microprocessors in the harsh environment encountered in space.
About Space Micro Inc.
Founded in 2000 as a satellite technology research and development company, Space Micro Inc. is a pioneer in providing radiation hardened by design solutions for advanced electronic systems and microelectronics. Space Micro has been completing research in design solutions for single event effects damage, plus methods for improving single event effects performance of microelectronics, for several companies and government agencies. Key government customers include NASA, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and the Air Force. Its management team includes two of the founders of Space Electronics Inc., an industry leader in satellite microelectronics. Space Micro Inc. is a privately held company, with headquarters in San Diego, California.
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