During the Evaluation phase, components/technologies can be expensively characterized and margins determined.
If the evaluation is successful we can then proceed with Qualification, on components produced strictly as defined in the final PID (Process Identification Document) and from a given lot (actually, the first production lot).
Once qualified, the component is listed in the QPL (Qualified Part List).
Assembly of initial prototypes and small quantities into cavity packages can be provided in Europe, this is only cost-effective for 10 units. Users with low to medium applications such as space, medical, industrial, and aerospace struggle to find assembly at reasonable costs. They are never likely to reach volumes that are attractive to high-volume OSATs. Small batches requiring numerous set-ups and a stop-start of production lines make factories very inefficient in an age where efficiency is critical to their survival and cost structure.
The Sentinels are a fleet of satellites designed to deliver the wealth of data and imagery that are central to the European Commission’s Copernicus programme.
The trade show audience can look forward to WCAP-CSRF MLCC, a new ceramic capacitor for high-frequency applications. The family of MagI³C Power Modules—DC/DC switching regulators with integrated regulator ICs and passive components
Lower level testing (subsystem, equipment, component) is frequently avoided, and the quality of these, given for granted. While this testing plan may be suitable for demonstration missions, we believe that shortly commercial missions will need a deeper quality assessment.
As a continuation of our previous post “Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) overview” it is shown a brief comparison between some LVDS drivers and receivers for high reliability and space application from different manufacturers
Quantum technology applications such as atomic clocks, magnetometers and gravitometers are now emerging from the laboratory and confronting the challenging size, weight, power, cost and reliability demands of the real-world.