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Spinoff story
Integrated Circuit Chip Improves Network Efficiency
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
Under a 2002 Space Act Agreement, Rockville, Maryland-based BAE Systems Inc. worked with Goddard Space Flight Center to create a SpaceWire-based application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip for bridging existing space electronics and Goddard's new link-and-switch routers. BAE Systems' ASIC integrates easily into an onboard system and also decreases the part count, overall system complexity, ongoing costs, and power requirements for the system's board while improving speed and reliability.