ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—March 31, 2015—Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the first member of its new radiation tolerant Space System Manager (SSM) family of special purpose mixed signal devices, the LX7730 telemetry controller integrated circuit. The LX7730 integrates the required functions in satellite telemetry systems and interfaces with radiation tolerant FPGAs such as those offered in Microsemi’s portfolio of FPGA solutions.
Microsemi’s new radiation tolerant telemetry controller supports parallel or dual SPI interfaces and provides cold sparing. Other key features include a 64 channel multiplexer, break-before-make switching and a precision adjustable current source. The new IC is radiation tolerant to a minimum of 100kRad TID, 50kRad ELDRs, and is single event immune. The LX7730, packaged in a 132 pin ceramic quad flat package, is designed for use in rugged environments and operates over a -55 degrees C to 125 degrees C temperature range.
“Our goal is to leverage over five decades of Microsemi’s space heritage and provide our customers with innovative space system solutions solving application specific challenges,” said Dorian Johnson, marketing manager, high-reliability ICs at Microsemi. “An ongoing challenge in the satellite market is to reduce weight and board space and to increase reliability. Microsemi’s LX7730 offers space system architects and designers the highest level of integration for telemetry applications available today to address their increasing needs and requirements.”
“We expect 1,500 new spacecraft of 50Kg mass or larger to be launched within the next 10 years,” said Marco Caceres, senior analyst and director of space studies for the Virginia-based Teal Group consulting firm. “This represents 25 percent growth in the number of spacecraft in this mass category over the preceding 10 years. These satellites have stringent requirements to reduce weight and real estate that are addressed by Microsemi’s SSM solution.”
With one of the industry’s most comprehensive portfolios of space products, Microsemi provides radiation tolerant FPGAs, rad-hard mixed-signal ICs, rad-hard DC-to-DC converters, precision time and frequency solutions, linear and POL hybrids, custom hybrid solutions, and rad-hard discretes including the broadest portfolio of JANS Class diodes and bipolar products. Microsemi is committed to supporting its products throughout the lifetime of our customer programs.
For more product information and to obtain the datasheet, please visit www.microsemi.com/product-directory/space-system-managers/3575-telemetry-controller-ic or contact the sales team at sales.support@microsemi.com.
Availability
The LX7730 is sampling now, with production in CQ4 2015.
About the Space Systems Manager LX7730
Radiation tolerance:
• Minimum total ionization dose (TID) tolerance of 100kRad
• Minimum extended low dose radiation (ELDR) tolerance of 50kRad
• Single event latch-up (SEL) immunity
Other features:
• 64 single-ended or 32 differential channel MUX with 12bit ADC
• 8×8 input simultaneous threshold monitor
• Voltage and de-multiplexer current references
• 8 x bi-level logic
• 10 bit digital to analog converter (DAC)
• Support for parallel or dual SPI interfaces
About Microsemi
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC) offers a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor and system solutions for communications, defense & security, aerospace and industrial markets. Products include high-performance and radiation-hardened analog mixed-signal integrated circuits, FPGAs, SoCs and ASICs; power management products; timing and synchronization devices and precise time solutions, setting the world’s standard for time; voice processing devices; RF solutions; discrete components; security technologies and scalable anti-tamper products; Power-over-Ethernet ICs and midspans; as well as custom design capabilities and services. Microsemi is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif., and has approximately 3,400 employees globally. Learn more atwww.microsemi.com.
