Special Feature
Ethernet Switch Boards Blend Network and Fabric Duties
Jeff Child
Until recently, Ethernet’s main role was as a control plane solution. Now, thanks in part to the emergence of rugged 10 Gbit Ethernet products, Ethernet is now finally fast enoughRead More...
10 Gbit Ethernet Fuels Network-Centric VXS Systems
Andrew Reddig, TEK Microsystems
High-performance military embedded applications have pushed aside traditional bus architectures for switched fabric interconnects. All of the new form factors–VXS, VPX, XMC, ATCA Read More...
System Development
Fabric Test for Mil/Aero Systems: The Cost-Effective Way
Mohamed Hafed, Ph.D. & Justin Moll, DFT Microsystems & Elma Electronic
Untitled Document VPX and VXS continue to gain acceptance among developers of military and aerospace systems. These VME follow-on architectures employ fabric schemes suchRead More...
Enhanced HALT Techniques Boost MTBF Prediction
John E. Starr, CirVibe
There’s a commonly accepted notion that HALT and repetitive shock (RS) vibration cannot provide mean-time-between-failure (MTBF) values for electronics. Military and aerospace eleRead More...
Tech Recon
FPGAs Ignite Revolution in Military System Design
Jeff Child
Gone are the days when system design meant integrating racks of boards or choosing a board set for a backplane-based solution. Today, as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) evolve toRead More...
FPGAs Ignite Revolution in Military System Design
Jeff Child
Gone are the days when system design meant integrating racks of boards or choosing a board set for a backplane-based solution. Today, as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) evolve toRead More...
FPGA Trends Fuel Defense Design Organization Rethink
J. Ryan Kenny, Altera
Untitled Document With the introduction of 40nm field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), the design domains of military electronics that can be addressed with programmableRead More...
Technology Focus
Rugged Displays Climb the Resolution and Reliability Curves
Jeff Child
High-performance display systems–large and small–have become a critical part of military operations and training. As the U.S. Military moves toward network-centric operationRead More...
Thermal, Shock and Vibe Capabilities Drive Flat Panel Display Choice
Tom Behnke, Displays Computer Dynamics, a GE Fanuc company
Flat panel display systems offer many advantages for military applications. The technologies used in flat panel displays have advanced by leaps and bounds over the past several years. IRead More...
