Frontgrade qualifies Class L GaN DC-DC and EMI filter
Frontgrade Technologies, a US provider of electronics for aerospace and defence, has qualified to Class L standards its GaN-based DC-DC converter and complementary EMI filter.
Under the US Defense Logistics Agency’s MIL-PRF-38534 specification, Class L qualification verifies these devices’ ability to meet the most stringent performance requirements of space missions from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) through Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO).
The company's 28V GaN DC-DC Converter is believed to be the first to achieve Class L qualification for space missions, providing satellite designers with a device offering 93 percent efficiency.
“Launching an efficient power solution that has met rigorous Class L qualifications confirms that our GaN converter can reliably address the critical power management needs of next-generation satellites,” said Lorne Graves, CTO at Frontgrade Technologies. “With Frontgrade’s flight-ready modules and evaluation test boards, our customers can accelerate their development cycles to achieve on-time mission success.”
Flight and engineering modules and evaluation test boards are now available, providing the tools for development, testing, and deployment in mission-critical spacecraft systems.
