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Format: 2023
Format: 2023
Format: 2023

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The European low-flux CMOS image sensor development is part of ESA's strategy to make visible detectors for space applications which are entirely designed, built, tested and qualified within Europe. The Phase 1 of this development is currently under the final characterization. ;
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Belgium

GSTP

GT17-185MM

CAELESTE CBVA

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Sub-meter accuracy is becoming instrumental for more and more applications in urban environments. For professional use (e.g. Autonomous vehicles, machine control, first responders), this comes with stringent need on the accuracy?s confidence: situational awareness, high reliability and continuity of service.

Spain

TDE

T606-603ES

GMV AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE, SA

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As of today, there is a strong need for a next generation non-volatile re-programmable memory technology for space missions, with a broad range of applications ranging from FPGA companion dies to mass memory units. Current solutions commonly used are either not intrinsically radiation hard, low density or non-European.
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Germany

TDE

T723-603ED

Engineering Minds Munich GmbH

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CMOS image sensors offer new possibilities for imaging and spectral applications with fast, flexible readout. They are typically available in two formats - monolithic and hybrid. While monolithic is more common and easier to fabricate, the performance is to some extent dictated by the available manufacturing process. Hybrid image sensor technology, however, offers the ability to independently customise the performance of both the readout circuit (ROIC) and the detection layer from UV to NIR.

Belgium

TDE

T117-601MM

CAELESTE CBVA

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This activity aims to identify and evaluate any synergies between measurements at different frequencies to improve the estimations of bio and geo physical parameters.
 
The benefit should be assessed with respect to:
  • The differences and similarities depending on the measurement configuration ? Spaceborne SAR missions operate in very different configurations: single-, dual- or quad-polarimetric or in a mono- or bi- static mode. The performed measurements have different spatial resolutions under different geometries.

Germany

TDE

T107-603EF

DLR - German Aerospace Center

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Background and justification:
•Conformal antennas which can be integrated in the avionics of a launcher are a key point for telemetry, safety and GNSS data in launcher applications. Moreover, they minimize aerodynamic drag by being mounted on or embedded in the curved surface of high-performanceaircraft. COALA project combines antennas with low aerodynamic drag with superior RF performance to provide optimal platform performance. Moreover, the project reduces the European dependency to foreign solutions.

Spain

GSTP

GT27-070EF

ANTERAL

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GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMT) are an enabling technology for a wide range of space applications in Telecommunication, Earth observation, navigation and science requiring high power and/or low noise amplification. At the present, these processes in Europe are limited to Ku-band (0.25um process) and the required components from the US and Japan fall under export restrictions. There is an urgent need for making a competitive (in terms of performance and price) European version covering applications at higher frequencies between Ka- and V-band.

France

TDE

T723-602ED

UNITED MONOLITHIC SEMICOND

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In this activity, UWB Transceiver integrated circuits (ICs) will be radiation tested in order to identify their sensitivities. Design changes at technology level (library cells) will be done in order to reduce/nullify the radiation effects on the UWB Transceiver ICs.
 
Proposed tasks:
1) To perform radiation testing on current ICs related with UWB technology.

Germany

TDE

T401-601ED

IHP GMBH

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Background and justification:

Germany

GSTP

GT17-137TIal

SPACE IC GMBH

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After Beagle 2 failure, one of the recommendations from the Commission of Inquiry concluded that future planetary entry missions should include a minimum telemetry of critical performance measurements and spacecraft health status during mission critical phases such as entry and descent. In case a relay satellite would be available, the data would be transferred to it, which will act as an Orbiter.

Spain

TDE

T207-058EF

SENER TAFS, S.A.U.

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