TechSeed contact:
Morten Falch Rustestuen
Case details
Develop FPGA for use on the Mars Perseverance Rover
TechSeed contact:
Morten Falch Rustestuen
Situation & Challenge
The customer needed an FPGA for Radio wave generation, reception, processing and forwarding in a harsh environment with heavy radiation. A robust technology had to be used, – which introduced several major design challenges.
TechSeed contact:
Morten Falch Rustestuen
Engagement details, solution & value created
The FPGA was implemented in tight cooperation with the customer. Advanced and pragmatic design solutions were introduced to handle the relatively high data processing capacity needed. Making a robust architecture and implementing good solutions for handling radiation related issues was also important. Proper verification was of course critical – as due to technology limitations there could be no updates. Our self-made verification environment ‘UVVM’ helped assuring correct functionality and efficient development. The FPGA is still operating perfectly well.