Space Platforms

Application: Satellite Deployment

Customer Requirements
Deployment of satellites into space is always a mission critical and costly expedition.

Guaranteed reliability, performance and radiation mitigation are all a necessity in this environment. If the systems, boards or components cannot withstand the radiation and harsh environment of space, critical data collection could be lost resulting in a high cost of failure to a corporation's bottom-line.

The space community is extremely risk adverse which often results in a compromise of either performance, weight, cost or possibly all of the above. Furthermore, due to the longevity of space programs, a source of supply must be available much beyond what is expected within the commercial electronics industry. This guaranteed source of supply further constrains the space industry into accepting heritage products that lag on the high tech curve.

Maxwell's Solution
Maxwell Technologies patented Rad-Pak® technology enables commercial microelectronic devices to meet the strict requirements necessary for space applications. Maxwell designs and manufactures radiation-hardened electronic components, single board computers, and board products for the satellite, spacecraft, military and commercial space markets. Unlike traditional, specialized components, Maxwell's ICs are made with Commercial-Off-The-Shelf die and then packaged in a patented, radiation shielding technology, called RAD-PAK®.

Customer Benefits
Maxwell's innovations allow aerospace design engineers to take full advantage of the technological advancements, reduced design cycles, and cost-saving implementations associated with the COTS market, while removing any concern for the ability of commercial parts to survive the harsh radiation environments found in space.