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DFM & DFA : Building Your Space-Grade PCB Right-First-Time

Your customer wants tested hardware next month and you have budget for a single PCB spin: before sending your ODB++ or Gerber artwork, there are important Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM) checks to ensure your layout complies with formal standards, the fabricator can make it and your new bare-board is returned right-first-time. There are also Design-for-Assembly (DFA) checks to verify your sub-contractor can reliably place parts onto the PCB - I will not sign-off a new build until DFM and DFA have passed!

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The Impact of Electronic Component Shortages on the Global Space Industry

Covid-enforced production stops of raw materials, the soaring demand for work-from-home and home-learning devices, and the continued growth of the space market, has resulted in supply-chain issues such as component shortages, 70-week lead-times, higher prices and postponed launches.

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Sid Batra Jul 28, 2026

Hi, we are a distributor of space ready SSD, memory, GNSS antennas. We'd like to introduce them to Spacechips.
If a UK contact is preferred, I can introduce to Nick Bell on our UK team.

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Wolfram Oct 06, 2025

Heard your presentation at ESA today, looking for more insights.
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Kenneth Wilson Jul 14, 2022

Thank you for writing and sharing the article on right first time PCB design for space application, it's very informative

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BRAVE, New, ITAR/EAR-Free Space-Grade FPGAs

Many satellite and spacecraft OEMs around the world are looking for ITAR/EAR-free, rad-hard, ultra deep-submicron FPGAs.

Magnetising the Next Generation of High-Throughput Satellites

Satellite manufacturers are designing and making proprietary isolated DC-DCs and switching point-of-loads.

Introducing RFSoC

Integrating GSPS ADCs and DACs with Xilinx's programmable MPSoC fabric reduces physical footprint and chip-to-chip latency.

Make vs. Buy

With so much emphasis on low cost, many spacecraft manufacturers are making their own voltage regulators using space-grade or COTS-based discrete components.

Clocking High-Throughput Satellites

To enable the next generation of satellite applications, OEMs need to exploit the latest ADC and DACs.

How to Use and Select COTS components for Space Applications

Low-cost COTS components are being used successfully in space: their use requires careful risk assessment.

How to Select a Space-Grade Isolating DC-DC

Today, there are six major suppliers of qualified, radiation-hardened, isolated DC-DCs which convert the power bus.

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