Advances in IC density as well as the advent of new, low-power processors have enabled embedded designers to rethink the traditional role of the SBC within embedded military applications. With more functionality being housed on fewer components, valuable space is freed up on the board itself, allowing for deeper SBC integration within complete, fully functioning embedded computing subsystems.
Leveraging Intel Atom-based processing technology, engineers at Aitech Defense Systems in Chatsworth, CA, are able to provide a rugged, lightweight, control unit for military ground vehicles.
Since no device fabrication technology is 100 percent immune to radiation effects in space, it's vital to mitigate radiation risks in space by designing in rad tolerance right from the start. After the fact just doesn't work. (Photo courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA)
Space missions aren't conducted merely for entertainment. Rather, reliable information gathering and transmission are the focus, and Aitech's S750 rad-hard Layer 2 GbE switch PCI PMC paves the way for smooth data transfer in space.