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Sun, 12/15/2024

Frontgrade Gaisler Leads European Initiative for Ultra Deep Sub-Micron Semiconductor Technology for Space Applications

Under a newly signed contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), Frontgrade Gaisler is leading an ambitious initiative to secure European sovereignty in advanced semiconductor technologies for space applications. This project aims to develop foundational technology for some of the world’s most sophisticated integrated circuits for space, leveraging Ultra Deep Sub-Micron (UDSM) nodes as advanced as 7nm.
UDSM Signing Dec 2024

DSI and Frontgrade Sign Agreement to Develop and Distribute Next Evolution of 2TB Mass Memory Unit for Space

Representatives from DSI Aerospace, a provider of high-performance electronics and mass storage systems for airborne and space applications, and Frontgrade Technologies, the leading provider of high-reliability, radiation-assured solutions for the defense, commercial, and civil industries, signed an agreement at Space Tech Expo to develop Frontgrade’s SpaceStorTM 2TB Mass Memory Unit. After DSI completes design of the MMU, Frontgrade will assemble and test at its Colorado, U.S. facility, and serve as the exclusive storefront for SpaceStor in North America.
DSi and Frontgrade Sign Agreement

Sidus Space Develops Advanced High-Speed Switch Card Expanding Products to Support Small Satellite Supply Chain

Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) (the “Company” or “Sidus”), a provider of end-to-end precision Space Infrastructure solutions that include satellite Data-as-a-Service on its proprietary on-orbit platform, today announced that it has designed and developed an advanced high speed switch card using the Frontgrade protocol independent Crosspoint Switch. The multi-payload switch card is integrated in LizzieSatTM-2 (LS-2) and is offered as a standalone product to support the Small Satellite Supply Chain.
Sidus Space plus Frontgrade
Tue, 07/23/2024

Frontgrade’s Latest High-Reliability 2Gbit Memory Solution Achieves NASA’s Space-Flight Qualification

Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of mission critical electronics for aerospace and defense, announced that its high-density 2Gbit Dual Quad SPI Magnetoresistive Random-Access Memory (MRAM) offering has successfully obtained flight-grade production through NASA’s PEM INST-001 Level 2 qualification standard for plastic-encapsulated microcircuits. This achievement further validates this new MRAM’s reliability and assurance as a space-grade memory solution designed to meet the stringent demands of space and defense applications.
Frontgrade MRAM
Thu, 06/27/2024

Frontgrade Gaisler Awarded ESA Contract to Qualify Spacecraft Avionics Microcontroller for Flight

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Frontgrade Gaisler, a leading provider of radiation-hardened microprocessors for space applications, a contract under the ARTES Core Competitiveness programme to qualify the GR716B microcontroller for flight. This state-of-the-art microcontroller is specifically designed for spacecraft avionics, and its prototype is expected to be released later this year. 
ESA GR716