Title :
VLSI design of a routing switch for the SpaceWire serial link standard
Author :
Fanucci, L. ; Renieri, A. ; Terreni, P.
Author_Institution :
Centro Studi Metodi e Dispositivi per Radiotrasmissioni, CNR, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
Modern satellite systems require the transfer of huge amounts of data on board to the satellite. This is particularly critical for future, high-capability remote-sensing missions. To address this issue, the European Space Agency recently proposed a new serial data link standard, named SpaceWire. In order to simplify the on board connectivity and to provide redundancy, a network routing switch is needed. In this paper, we present the VLSI design of a routing switch compliant with the SpaceWire standard issue C. A 100 Mbps single-chip circuit has been developed for the ATMEL 0.5 μm CMOS radiation tolerant technology resulting in 115 kgate complexity for a 100 MHz clock frequency.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; circuit complexity; electronic switching systems; integrated circuit design; radiation hardening (electronics); satellite links; semiconductor switches; space vehicle electronics; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication standards; 0.5 micron; 100 MHz; 100 Mbit/s; CMOS radiation tolerant technology; European Space Agency; SpaceWire serial link standard; SpaceWire standard; SpaceWire standard compliant routing switch; VLSI design; clock frequency; complexity; data transfer; on board connectivity; redundancy; remote-sensing missions; routing switch VLSI design; satellite systems; serial data link standard; single-chip circuit; CMOS technology; Redundancy; Remote sensing; Routing; Satellites; Space technology; Standards development; Switches; Switching circuits; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 2002. 9th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7596-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.2002.1046444
