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Posts tagged with 'SWaP'

Need for SWaP Solutions

Posted Aug 30, 2010, by J VanDomelen

The military and aerospace (mil/aero) community uses hundreds of acronyms; this fact became evident almost immediately as I began work in the industry. The most prevalent and important acronym continues to be SWaP—which stands for size, weight, and power. SWaP is of paramount importance to mil/aero systems designers, and to the end users—including warfighters in the field reliant on electrical and … Read More

Tags: soldier, Size, Mil-Aero, Computer, COTS, Milaero, Military, Power, battlefield, electrical, Hardware, Electronic, Mentor, Mentor Graphics, Design, Mentor.com, Electric, Engineer, Embedded Systems, Geek, soldiers, Warfighters, Weight, SWaP, Vetronics

New Technologies Rocket from ESC to Outer Space

Posted May 20, 2010, by J VanDomelen

ESC is always the best place to see the latest and greatest in embedded electronics here in the states. When touring the ESC exhibit floor, I am always interested, and sometimes amazed, to see how much the form factors of printed circuit boards (PCBs), connectors, and myriad other components have shrunk, and this year was no different. AT, Baby AT, ATX, eATX, MicroTCA, AdvancedTCA, CompactPCI, VME, … Read More

Tags: Printed Circuit Board, Mil-Aero, Computer, DECLIC, Milaero, Military, MOD, Add new tag, EDA, Kontron, Embedded Systems, Mentor, Mentor Graphics, Design, Mentor.com, Design Automation, Geek, Galileo, ISS, Royal Air Force, UAVs, UK Ministry of Defence, SWaP, Tornado