Space

Xilinx space-grade products are leading the aerospace industry to a new era of re-programmability and performance. The Virtex®-5QV and Virtex-4QV FPGA portfolio of rad-hard and rad-tolerant re-configurable FPGAs and configuration memories provide unmatched reliability, flexibility, density and system level architectures that enable unparalleled design cycle and cost benefits for space systems.

Xilinx rad-hard and rad-tolerant FPGAs are robust— designed, packaged and space-grade qualified to meeting the performance, reliability and lifecycle demands of extreme environments, while enabling shorter design times, lower cost, lower program risk and greater flexibility than feasible with traditional ASIC implementations.

Software-defined Satellite

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Xilinx FPGA reconfigurability allows upgrades after launch, greatly enhancing mission profile. Useful life of high-value systems is also extended.