AMD XQR Versal for Space 2.0 Applications
Delivers full radiation tolerance, ultra-high throughput, machine learning capabilities and bandwidth performance for satellites and other space applications.
Overview
On-Board Processing and On-Orbit Reconfiguration
OBP has the potential to bring video on-demand, capacity growth and convergence of ground and space networks. Protocols and applications can change rapidly and to keep up with the ever-changing needs there is only one possible solution – true on orbit reconfiguration with AMD FPGAs.
Space Market Trends Enabled by AMD Solutions
- Digital processing systems and Payloads
- High Resolution Optical and Radar Imagery
- Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
- Human space flight mission display modules and Video
Qualified Parts Available
AMD rad-hard and rad-tolerant reconfigurable FPGAs give designers robust, qualified devices that can meet the performance, reliability, and lifecycle demands of space. Supported by AMD targeted design platforms, these programmable solutions deliver the AMD trademark value when compared to traditional implementations.
- Short design times
- Low costs
- Great flexibility
Mitigating Space Radiation Effects
AMD space grade products are built, tested, characterized, and specified to have a known performance in a space radiation environment. AMD offers TMR technology and an architecture designed to mitigate effects caused by radiation.
World-Class Software-Development Tools
Whether you're a hardware designer, embedded system engineer, or a machine learning developer, AMD offers software tools to facilitate your space designs. Learn more about Vivado™ design tools and Vitis™ AI to determine which development tool is best for you.
Applications
Navigation
Solution with unlimited reprogramming cycles from AMD allows increased lifetimes far beyond 10 years for system navigation satellites that provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning. Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers require high speed processing which can be enabled by high compute SRAM FPGAs.
New Space / Space 2.0
The commercialization of space has led to a wealth of new opportunities. AMD offers scalable solutions to cover New Space applications. The ability to deliver qualified, off-the-shelf devices can help maximize time-to-market, and makes AMD a perfect choice for New Space designs.
Communication
AMD-powered transponders offer high reliability with maximized performance. The On-Board Processing capability of Space-Grade FPGAs simplifies the ground station signal handling by performing digitalization of data and beamforming in orbit.
Earth Observation
Increasing need of Earth Observation satellites to process high resolution optical images or radar sensory data can be resolved with highly adaptive compute AMD FPGAs. Onboard image compression real-time preprocessing requires a high number of DSPs.
Deep Space
With a strong heritage in Deep Space adoption, AMD continues to deliver capable technology for applications beyond Earth’s orbit. Take advantage of the technology, IP, and Partner ecosystem from AMD to help maximize your innovation.
Radiation
Radiation Defense Across All Orbits and Beyond
AMD radiation-hardened (RH) and radiation-tolerant (RT), reconfigurable FPGAs and adaptive SoCs give designers robust, qualified devices that can meet the performance, reliability, and lifecycle demands of space. AMD performs and reports extensive radiation characterization, including total ionizing dose (TID) and single event effects (SEE) in proton and heavy ion environments. All test methods, results and conclusions are completed in accordance with relevant industry and government standards with the collaboration of our customers and the scientific communities. Additional radiation characterization is performed and reported by the AMD Radiation Test Consortium (XRTC). Visit the XRTC wiki for latest information. Visit the AMD Space Lounge for detailed radiation reports.
Device-Specific Radiation Data
- AMD Versal™ Adaptive SoCs
- RT AMD Kintex™ UltraScale™
- RH Virtex™ 5QV FPGAs
- RT Virtex 4QV FPGAs
AMD Versal™ Adaptive SoCs
AMD Versal™ Adaptive SoCs combine application processors, real-time processors, and vector processors with traditional FPGA resources such as programmable logic fabric, DSP resources, and embedded memory. Radiation tolerance data for XQR Versal Adaptive SoC devices are shown in the table below.
| Symbol | Description | Min |
Typ |
Max |
Units |
TID |
Total Ionizing Dose (GEO) |
- |
100 |
120 |
Krad (Si) |
SEL |
Single Event Latch-Up Immunity |
- |
80 |
- |
MeV-cm2/mg |
SEUCRAM |
Single Event Upset in Configuration RAM (GEO) |
- |
6.5e-12 |
- |
Upset/bit/day |
SEUBRAM |
Single Event Upset in Block RAM (GEO) |
- |
9.4e-10 |
- |
Upset/bit/day |
SEFICRAM |
Single Event Functional Interrupt Orbital Upset Frequency – Configuration RAM (GEO) |
- |
1.3e-5 |
- |
SEFI/device/day |
Portfolio
Partner Solutions
Partner |
Solution |
Description |
Collateral |
Alpha Data |
RT Kintex UltraScale Dev Kit (ADA-SDEV-KIT-2) |
Start prototyping today with a development Kit for the RT Kintex UltraScale FPGA. |
|
Cobham |
FPGA Supervisor (GRSCRUB) Processor IPs Microcontroller (UT32M0R500) Non-Volatile Memory |
External configuration supervisor for FPGA programming & scrubbing NOEL-V and LEON-based processor IP with GRLIB for SoC development Rad-Tolerant 32-bit ARM® Cortex®-M0 Microcontroller 1GB RadHard NOR Flash |
|
Infineon Memory Solutions |
Non-Volatile Memory |
Rad Tolerant 256M and 512M NOR Flash |
|
Mentor, a Siemens Business |
Advanced FPGA Synthesis (Precision® Hi-Rel) |
Precision® Hi-Rel offers unique synthesis-based capabilities for single event effects (SEE) mitigation with unmatched user control. |
|
Spacechips |
Space-Electronics Design Services |
On-Board Processing Products, Design Consultancy in Space Electronics, Technical Marketing, Training and Business-Intelligence Services |
|
STAR-Dundee |
SpaceFibre Interface & Router IP SpaceWire Interface IP |
SpaceFibre IP is compatible with XQRKU060 using inbuilt transceiver blocks. SpaceWire interface VHDL IP blocks designed for use in FPGAs. |
|
STMicroelectronics |
XQR KU060 Power Solution |
STMicroelectronics Collaborates with AMD to Power Radiation-Tolerant FPGAs using ST Space-Qualified Regulators |
|
Teledyne e2v |
Quad Channel C-Band ADC (EV12AQ600) |
Space-Grade 6.4 GSps 12-bit Quad ADC interoperable with RT Kintex UltraScale FPGA. |
|
Texas Instruments |
Power Solution (TPS7H4001-SP) ADC (ADC12DJ3200QML-SP) |
Space Power Solution for RT Kintex UltraScale FPGA. RF-sampling analog-to-digital converter for aerospace. |
|
3D Plus |
DDR3 Memory Controller IP & Memory |
RIMC is a fully configurable DDR3 SDRAM Radiation Intelligent Memory Controller. Multiple DDR3 memory options ready for deployment. |
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Expedition Technology |
Machine Learning Vision Solutions |
Delivering advanced signal, image, and multi-INT solutions for the defense and intelligence communities. |
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Resources
Get Started
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