source: SCHURTER AG, EPCI e-Symposium Abstract: The aim of this article is to outline the differences between the high reliable ESA ESCC qualified and the Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) fuse variants from SCHURTER AG for space and related applications. In...

source: CMST IMEC and Ghent University, AT&S AG, QinetiQ Space, ESA/ESTEC European Space Agency, EPCI e-Symposium Abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate the suitability of embedding passive components in printed circuit boards for space applications. To...

source: KEMET Electronics Portugal, S.A., ESA/ ESTEC European Space Agency, EPCI e-Symposium Abstract: Solid electrolytic tantalum capacitors utilizing intrinsically conductive polymers as the solid cathode electrolyte have been commercially available since the mid 1990’s. Components utilizing this cathode system...

source: ALTER Technology TÜV Nord, EPCI e-Symposium Abstract: During the last decade, more than 1,480 satellites were put in orbit. However, the current forecast for the next 10 years is exceeding the number of 9,000 satellites. Many of these...

source: EPCI, EPCI e-Symposium Abstract: The paper has been written specifically for the ESA 2nd SPCD symposium with a target to initiate an open panel discussion on commercial/automotive versus COTS+ versus qualified passive components use in space applications....