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CMOSIS ontvangt IWT innovatie award 2013
Newtec Launches New MDM6100 Broadcast Satellite Modem at NAB 2013
PROBA-V succesvol gelanceerd
European Scenario for Utilisation of LEO post 2020LEO2020
Xenics InGaAs SWIR Detector Is Part of Proba-V Space Mission
ON Semiconductor Honored by ARRI during CES EMMY® Awards
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CMOSIS ontvangt IWT innovatie award 2013
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Op 28 maart 2013 ontving het VRI lid CMOSIS uit handen van mevrouw Ingrid Lieten,
viceminister-president van de Vlaamse Regering en Vlaams minister van Innovatie de IWT
innovatie award 2013 voor het beste startersproject. De prijzen werden uitgereikt in het
Vaudeville theater the Brussel.
Deze innovatie awards worden uitgereikt aan kmo’s die een IWT-bedrijfsproject succesvol
hebben afgewerkt gedurende de laatste vijf jaar.
Er worden drie types IWT Innovatie awards uitgereikt. Voor elke award zijn er drie
genomineerden. In the categorie “beste startersproject” waren de overige genomineerden
arGEN-X uit Gent, actief op het vlak van therapeutische antilichaam-technologie, en Aviovision
uit Leuven de ontwikkelaar van de Aviobook-Electronic Flight Bag.
In zijn laudatio wees Prof. Lagasse, voorzitter van de raad van bestuur van het IWT, naar de zeer
sterke groei van CMOSIS sinds de oprichting eind 2007. In 2013 zal het personeelsbestand de 70
bereiken en de omzet 40 Meuro. Bij CMOSIS gaat het over Vlaamse technologie, die wereldwijd
wordt gecommercialiseerd, en die op korte tijd voor een sterke groei hebben gezorgd. Meer
dan 95% van de CMOSIS’ producten gaan naar het buitenland.
Met de financiële steun van het IWT werden de eerste eigen CMOS beeldsensoren ontwikkeld
alsook de technologie om ze geschikt te maken voor achterzijde belichting. Met achterzijde
belichting zijn beeldsensoren niet alleen gevoeliger maar wordt ook het detecteerbare
stralingsspectrum verruimd.
Deze technologieën past CMOSIS nu ook toe in een aantal ruimtevaartprojecten.
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CMOSISCoveliersstraat 15 2600 Antwerp - BelgiumT: +32 3 260 17 30F: +32 3 260 17 [email protected]
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Newtec Launches New MDM6100 Broadcast Satellite Modem at NAB 2013
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New professional broadcast satellite modem and demodulator gives the best transmission performance, lowers operational costs, delivers the highest uptime for vital links and seamlessly evolves towards tomorrow’s standards and technology
LAS VEGAS, NV, and SINT-NIKLAAS, Belgium. Satellite equipment specialist Newtec is launching
its latest MDM6100 Broadcast Satellite Modem at NAB 2013, a next generation DVB-S, DVB-S2
and S2 Extensions modem specifically designed for broadcast applications.
A New Broadcast Modem Increasing Satellite Efficiency by up to 60%
The new modem is capable of increasing broadcast efficiency by up to 60% compared to
DVB-S2, equipping broadcasters and satellite service providers with all of the latest modulation,
multistream transmission and wideband transponder support.
The MDM6100 can act as a modem, modulator or demodulator, and can be used in conjunction
with set-top boxes, professional Integrated Receiver Decoders (IRD) and satellite demodulators.
Seamless Migration to S2 Extensions Enabling UHDTV Contribution and Distribution
The MDM6100 is designed to migrate existing networks towards a more efficient S2 modulation
in a smooth manner. The gained space segment can be used to transmit more content,
including UHDTV services which demand a lot of bandwidth.
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Migration of standard distribution links towards S2 Extensions can be achieved simply by
inserting an MDM6100 modem in the receiving head-ends while keeping the installed base
of IRDs. In those network topologies, the MDM6100 receives content using the efficient S2
Extensions, and provides this content to multiple IRDs over ASI, GbE or trans-modulated DVB-S/
S2 carrier.
DVB Standardization Projects
Priority DVB projects such as S2 Extensions will become available on the platform as soon as the
standardization efforts are complete. These will give up to 37% more efficiency compared to
DVB-S2, and when combined with wideband (72 Mbaud) these savings will leap to almost two
thirds. DVB-Sx modulation schemes will become available as a software only upgrade on the
MDM6100 as soon as the DVB standard has settled. The new DVB-CID carrier identifier standard
is already available as a software option on the MDM6100.
Steven Soenens, Product Strategy and Product Management Director of Newtec said: “Our
new broadcast modem enables systems to easily migrate to Multistream and S2 Extensions
paving the way to the distribution of more broadcast content. In one simple move it prepares
a business for S2 extensions, HEVC and UHDTV. It allows the re-use of existing infrastructure and
reduces satellite interference through DVB-CID.”
Last month Newtec’s related product, the M6100 Satellite Modulator that launched in 2012, won
the WTA Teleport Technology of the Year award at a prestigious ceremony in Washington to
celebrate the best of the industry.
VRI NIEUWSBRIEF 18/2 – september 2013
NewtecKerstin RoostPublic Relations DirectorTel: +49 30 430 95 562E-mail: [email protected]
PROBA-V succesvol gelanceerd
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Op 20 februari 2013 werd de Final Acceptance Review van PROBA-V succesvol afgerond. Deze
belangrijke mijlpaal was het startsein van de lanceercampagne and ESA gaf de toelating om de
satelliet te transporteren naar de lanceerbasis. QinetiQ Space verscheepte de PROBA-V satelliet
naar Frans Guyana met een commerciële passagiersvlucht op 8 maart.
De eerste weken van de lanceercampagne werden gebruikt om de satelliet en de payloads te
verifiëren na het transport. Deze verificatiecampagne bestond uit een volledige functionele
check-out van de satelliet en een verificatie van de uitlijning van de camera. Deze laatste test
werd ondersteund door onze collega’s uit OIP.
In afwachting van de start van de ‘combined operations’ met de lanceerders werden door
QinetiQ Space de mechanische assemblage en verdere softwaretesten afgerond en werden
de operaties van de satelliet voorbereid. Tijdens de combined operations werd PROBA-V op
de VEGA lanceerder geïntegreerd. De satelliet werd gemonteerd op de VESPA adapter, die
ontwikkeld was om meerdere payloads te kunnen lanceren op een VEGA raket. Na de integratie
van de satelliet en het verwijderen van de beschermingskappen werd het volledige systeem
ingekapseld in de neuskegel. De ‘neus’ van de raket, die in totaal 3 satellieten bevatte, werd
meteen hierna getransporteerd naar het lanceerplatform voor verdere integratie op de VEGA
lanceerder.
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PROBA-V gemonteerd
op VESPA adaptor
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Na een week van finale voorbereidingen (waaronder het vullen van de bovenste trap
met brandstof) werden de operationele teams in gereedheid gebracht en werd de finale
chronologie gestart voor een avondlijke lancering op 3 mei. En half uur voor de voorziene
lancering werd de aftelling gestopt wegens het slechte weer (zeer krachtige winden op grote
hoogte). Een nieuwe poging werd ondernomen op maandag 6 mei. Deze keer kregen de
operationele teams groen licht van de meteo dienst, en de VEGA raket werd gelanceerd om
23:06:31 lokale tijd. De VEGA volgde perfect het voorgeschreven traject en de PROBA-V satelliet
werd 55 minuten na de lift-off geïnjecteerd in zijn finale baan. Het eerste teken van leven kregen
we boven het grondstation in Kourou, waar het S-band transmitter signaal opgepikt werd.
De eerste echte communicatie met PROBA-V gebeurde via het grondstation in Svalbard. De
ontvangen data werd door het team in Redu geanalyseerd en de telemetrie toonde aan dat
PROBA-V in goede gezondheid vertoefde.
Enkele dagen na de lancering werd de commissioning fase gestart. In deze fase worden al de
instrumenten aan boord grondig uitgetest en waar nodig worden kleine modificaties aan de
on-board software aangebracht. Er werden nauwelijks problemen gevonden en 11 dagen na
de lancering kon het operations team de eerste foto door PROBA-V laten nemen. De kwaliteit
van de eerste beelden was erg goed en toonde meteen de performantie van de satelliet en de
camera. De commissioning van het platform komt stilaan ten einde en een 3-maanden durende
calibratiecampagne wordt voorbereid. Het einde van de commissioning fase is voorzien voor
het einde van de zomer.
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Eerste beeld van PROBA-V
QinetiQ Space nvHogenakkerhoekstraat 9 9150 Kruibeke Belgium
T: +32 (0)3 250 14 14 F: +32 (0)3 253 14 64 [email protected]
European Scenario for Utilisation of LEO post 2020LEO2020
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
Through its long-term human spaceflight programmes, beginning with Spacelab and currently
with its participation in the International Space Station (ISS) programme, ESA has successfully
established a presence in Low Earth Orbit operations and while ambitious plans are disclosed
for deep space exploration, ESA acknowledge the importance of maintaining activity in
LEO. LEO research and technology can be crucial in developing, maturing and validating
technologies enabling exploration. In addition, important research is carried out in LEO and
continuous availability of long-term, man-tended in-orbit research facilities is necessary to reap
the full benefits offered by spaceflight conditions for both life and physical science.
With the ISS programme currently in the period of mature operations, thought must be given
to future needs for LEO operations. The project objective is to analyse and define a user-driven
scenario for European human spaceflight activities in Low Earth Orbit post 2020 (the currently
anticipated end-of-life time frame for the ISS) taking into account potential long-term European
utilisation interests and potential international cooperation.
OUR ROLE
Space Applications Services is the Prime Contractor for the LEO2020 study with overall
responsibility for the technical coordination of the project. The consortium includes 4SPACE
(France) as Subcontractor, and VeConsult (Germany) as Consultant.
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Human Spaceflight Utilisation
Scenarios for LEO
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In addition to the coordination and management of the project and interfacing to ESA and
European LEO utilisation stakeholders from science and industry, the main tasks under the
responsibilitiy of Space Applications Services in LEO2020 include:
To define end-to-end scenarios for the implementation of European utilisation interests of
LEO post 2020.
To define the overall concept of operations of post 2020 LEO infrastructures.
To develop a roadmap which defines the overall approach for realising the European
utilisation interests post 2020.
To review and assess existing European and international development plans and concepts
in view of two reference utilisation scenarios.
To develop recommendations for aligning plans/concepts for future European
developments with the European utilisation interests.
PROJECT DETAILS
Date: 2013.
Customer: ESA/ESTEC.
Techniques: Space Systems Engineering, Mission Operations Analysis, User and Stakeholder
Requirements Solicitation through questionnaires, interviews and workshops, Communications
Analysis, Mission and Operations Scenarios Identification and Trade-offs, Roadmap definition.
VRI NIEUWSBRIEF 18/2 – september 2013
QinetiQ Space nvHogenakkerhoekstraat 9 9150 Kruibeke Belgium
T: +32 (0)3 250 14 14 F: +32 (0)3 253 14 64 [email protected]
Xenics InGaAs SWIR Detector Is Part of Proba-V Space Mission
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Xenics, Europe’s leading developer and manufacturer of advanced infrared detector solutions,
underlines its prime position in high-resolution line-scan detectors for demanding scientific and
industrial applications. On May 7, less than a week after SPIE DSS 2013, three of Xenics’ new Xlin-
1.7-3000 SWIR InGaAs detectors will be launched aboard the ESA satellite Proba-V to map crop
and vegetation patterns across the face of the earth. Besides delivering highest resolution, the
new line-scan detector offers high line rates and low noise. Xenics exhibits in Booth 1631.
Uncooled SWIR InGaAs Detector
At SPIE DSS 2013 Xenics introduces the Xlin-1.7-3000, a line-scan detector in InGaAs technology
that offers over 3,000 pixels of resolution. This is the best specification of any such device on the
market. With its high sensitivity in the SWIR range (0.9 to 1.7 μm) Xlin-1.7-3000 is perfectly suited
for the Proba-V (vegetation) satellite mission orbiting at an altitude of 880 km to reveal detailed
long-term information on the changing crop and vegetation patterns of the planet and other
vital parameters for preserving the biosphere.
Perfectly Suited for Space
Xenics’ new Xlin-1.7-3000 line-scan detector is qualified for space missions with 10 krad of
ionizing radiation while maintaining its specified performance. A full qualification campaign
as prescribed by ESA was carried out, covering harsh environmental, radiation and life test
conditions. Three of the new detectors are currently mounted on the Proba-V satellite, ready for
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launch with the new ESA VEGA launcher from Kourou, French Guyana. Right after the launch,
the detectors will start delivering valuable earth environmental information in the SWIR range
over a swath of 2,200 km with a center resolution of just 100 m.
The Xlin-1.7-3000 consists of three individual InGaAs sub-arrays of 1,024 square pixels (25 x 25
μm) each. They are mechanically butted on a gold-coated boat and mounted on an alumina
substrate, together with three individual readout-ICs (ROIC). The overlap of 20 pixels enables
perfect stitching of three individual images to a continuous line of 3,020 pixels over a length of
75.5 mm. The detector is assembled in a custom hermetically sealed 72-pin package with anti-
reflective coated window. It is optionally also available in an open package.
Key performance indicators:
3 x 1024 pixels for wide ground coverage and high resolution imaging
Correlated Double Sampling (CDS) for improved noise performance
In-flight selectable integration time and gain selection to adapt to illumination conditions
Based on InGaAs technology with excellent SWIR sensitivity up to 1.7 um
Selectable frame rates up to 10 kHz for maximum flexibility
Full environmental and radiation qualification for space applications
25 x 25 um2 pixel size
Earth observation by a satellite can reveal lots of detailed information on vegetation, clouds,
humidity and other atmospheric conditions. A linear array operated in a push broom mode is
the ideal tool for this. The Xlin-1.7-3000 detector is specifically designed for this and consists
of 3 sub-arrays of 1024 pixels each, mechanically butted to achieve a virtually linear array of
>2900 pixels. A small overlap is introduced to allow for perfect stitching of the 3 individual
images. The detector is specifically designed for use in space and has successfully completed
a full qualification program on environmental, life and radiation tests.
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The detector allows for maximum in-flight control by the user, to switch line period,
integration time and gain on the fly. In this approach, the user can adapt to the specific
conditions and needs to always get the maximum performance out. E.g., modification of
settings can vary in function of day/night conditions, ice/desert/vegetation/water inspection,
global/detailed imaging etc.
The assembled InGaAs array is 73.2 mm long, consisting of 25 x 25 um2 pixels yielding a
Quantum Efficiency of 75%, combined with an MTF of 50% in the range up to 1.7 um. The
maximum pixel rate is 12.5 MHz, yielding a minimum line time of 100 us with one output per
sub-array. Pixel operability is guaranteed to be better than 99%. Pixel well depth can be
varied by the gain setting from 60ke- (high sensitivity) all the way up to 10Me- (high dynamic
range). The detector is supplied in a 72-pin metal can package to allow for excellent
temperature control and hermetical seam sealing with a metal lid with window.
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Xenics nv Ambachtenlaan 44 BE-3001 LeuvenBelgium T +32 16 38 99 00F +32 16 38 99 01www.xenics.com
ON Semiconductor Honored by ARRI during CES EMMY® Awards
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PHOENIX, Ariz. – Jan. 30, 2013 – ARRI (Arnold & Richter Cine Technik), the largest manufacturer
of professional motion picture equipment in the world, has been awarded the “Technology and
Engineering Emmy® Award” from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS)
for improvements in large format CMOS image sensors used in capturing high definition.
When accepting the award, ARRI’s Managing Director Franz Kraus specifically thanked ON
Semiconductor for its contribution as a partner in the product development.
The coveted winged Emmy award statue was presented to ARRI during the 2013 Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas, Nevada, in early January. When accepting the award,
Mr. Kraus specifically thanked two of its product development partners, ON Semiconductor and
Tower Jazz, for their contributions. Bob Klosterboer, senior vice president of ON Semiconductor’s
Applications Products Group, accompanied ARRI’s executives on stage during the award
ceremony to accept the Emmy.
According to NATAS, one of the major goals in high definition image capture was to replicate
the performance of 35 mm film acquisition in motion picture and television production. Four
companies were honored with Technology & Engineering EMMYs for their success in achieving
this goal, including ARRI, Canon, RED Studios Hollywood and Sony.
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L-R: ON Semiconductor
Bob Klosterboer (SVP of
Application Products Group),
ARRI’s Franz Kraus (Managing
Director), Michael Cieslinski
(Technical Lead Digital Imaging)
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“ON Semiconductor designed the ALEV III CMOS Image Sensor specifically for ARRI – utilizing our state-
of-the-art imaging technology that resulted in a sensor design featuring a 14-bit true dynamic range
in combination with 8 Mpixel resolution at 120 full frames per second,” said Mr. Klosterboer. “Working
collaboratively with the team at ARRI, we successfully delivered a remarkable product that combines
excellent noise performance with high image resolution and increased frame rate to enable precise
slow motion image capture. Our congratulations go out to ARRI for their Emmy award.”
ARRI is currently utilizing the ALEV III CMOS Image Sensor in a number of its professional
digital motion picture cameras, which are being utilized throughout the industry to produce
commercials, leading box office movies and popular television programs such as Game of
Thrones, Downton Abby and Mad Men.
“ARRI and ON Semiconductor have had a strong and collaborative relationship in the areas of product
development and manufacturing for almost a decade,” said Franz Kraus, managing director for
ARRI. “The design expertise and innovative sensor technology ON Semiconductor brought to this
project, coupled with their consistent manufacturing quality and reliable worldwide supply chain
network make them a valued partner to have in the highly demanding motion picture equipment
marketplace.”
ON Semiconductor currently offers custom and standard CMOS image sensors, contact image
sensors, contact image sensor modules, ambient light sensors, proximity sensors, and touch
sensors. Next generation sensor platforms are currently under development with the goal
pushing noise and speed requirement to the next performance levels. For more information
about the company’s sensor products contact [email protected].
About the Technology & Engineering EMMY Awards
As reported by the National Academy of Television and Sciences (NATAS): “Awards are presented
to an individual, company or to a scientific or technical organization for developments and/or
standardization involved in engineering technologies which either represent an extensive improvement
on existing methods or are so innovative in nature that they materially have affected the transmission,
recording, or reception of television.”
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