Dallas Innovates

Dallas Innovates

To the Moon: NASA Awards North Texas Firm $2M for ‘Tipping Point’ Technology

Apogee Semiconductor’s technology could help enable the space agency’s exploration of the Moon—and beyond.

Apogee Semiconductor is one of 14 partner companies—along with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and Elon Musk’s SpaceX—whose technologies could help enable NASA’s “Moon to Mars” exploration. The space agency partners with companies to work on advanced space technologies.

Read the full article.

How2Power

How2Power

NSREC 2019: Rad Hard Power IC Portfolios Add New Functions And Higher Performance Options.

A Building Block Approach To Better Power Supply ICs: Apogee is working to bridge this technology gap between commercial and rad hard power components by developing rad hard building block functions, which customers can use to implement power conversion or power management functions.

Read the full article.

Military & Aerospace News

Military & Aerospace News

Electronics in Space: traditional market faces-off against new space

Spacecraft systems designs today are more cost- and time-to-market-sensitive than ever before, pitting large and expensive traditional designs against a new “good-enough” approach that promises low costs and access to the latest technologies.

Read the full article.

Military Embedded Systems

Military Embedded Systems

Today’s spacecraft and satellite requirements giving COTS a fresh look

The fast growth of small satellites and their lower life cycle and launch costs has created a sizable market for low-cost electronic components that have radiation-resistant characteristics. Designers are forced to get creative with their design processes and business models to meet these demand…

Read the full article.