Phoenix has launched!
With
RTAX-S On Board
On August 4, 2007, at 5:26 EDT, the Delta II Rocket carrying the Phoenix Mars Lander lifted off from its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base. Phoenix will land on the northern plains of Mars and will dig into the soil and water-ice, looking for evidence of past habitability.
Actel Reliability and Low Power
"We have a stringent review and evaluation process for our suppliers. Following this review, we determined that the RTAX1000S-CQ352 provided the high reliability and stringent low-power metrics required for this mission-essential function. Using the high-density RTAX-S Actel device, MDA's MET instrument temperature and pressure subsystem is designed to provide accurate data throughout the mission, without failures."
Andrew Kerr Program Manager for the MET program at MDA
» Learn about the Phoenix Mission and Actel's RTAX-S Devices.
RTAX-SL
Low-Power Grade
For Space Applications
The industry's lowest power programmable logic solution for space applications, the new RTAX-SL option, offers approximately 50 percent lower standby current than the leading space FPGA offering at 125ºC. Learn more about RTAX-SL.
