Manfred Schmitz, MEN Mikro Elektronik
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CompactPCI Serial reaches out into space
Recently, the U.S.-based Internet service provider OneWeb ordered 900 satellites to provide additional global broadband. Knowing that this volume is more than half of the total 1,400 satellites already in orbit, and knowing that the cost for sending one into space is about $100 million, the industry needs to start thinking about new technologies that could help manage the mass of satellites that must be produced every year.
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Pairing CompactPCI compatibility with high-speed serial data transfer
Manfred Schmitz MEN Mikro Elektronik and 
Roland Nuiten Electronic Solutions Division at 3M Deutschland GmbHDetails on the effort to overcome parallel bus architecture restrictions with more versatile serial point-to-point connections.
