Hanwha Methods is embarking on the event of house semiconductors for satellites, which function the core basis for the Republic of Korea’s protection house expertise independence. This marks the primary time house semiconductors shall be developed utilizing purely home expertise, and it’s anticipated to function a catalyst for accelerating the localization of low earth orbit satellite tv for pc communications, a area with excessive overseas dependency.
Hanwha Methods introduced on Dec. 3 that it has signed an settlement with the Protection Know-how Analysis Institute for the “Transceiver Area Semiconductor Know-how for Multi-channel Beamforming Methods for (Extremely) Small Satellites” venture. The transceiver house semiconductor to be developed by this collaboration is a core part for implementing navy low earth orbit satellite tv for pc communications, serving the position of stably transmitting and receiving satellite tv for pc communications between floor and house in excessive house environments.
Protection semiconductors are particular semiconductors utilized in core parts of superior weapon methods resembling missiles, radar, and navy communications, requiring a lot larger stability and sturdiness in comparison with civilian industrial semiconductors.
Specifically, Hanwha Methods’ house semiconductors help digital beamforming somewhat than analog strategies. Beamforming is a expertise that concentrates alerts acquired by antennas to particular receiving units somewhat than sending them in a number of instructions.
Actual-time beam management is feasible by digital sign processing, enabling excessive communication precision and ultra-high-speed, large-capacity information environments. It’s also characterised by larger accuracy in comparison with analog strategies and secure response to exterior interference.
Moreover, this house semiconductor is manufactured with a multi-channel construction, maximizing frequency effectivity and decreasing using semiconductor parts. This permits for sustaining communication efficiency whereas minimizing measurement and space, making it relevant to small communication satellites and ultra-small navy satellites.
Army low earth orbit satellite tv for pc communications are known as ‘navy house web.’ It’s a hyper-connected communication expertise that maintains uninterrupted networks past operational atmosphere constraints resembling terrain and local weather obstacles and radio interference. Specifically, satellite tv for pc networks working in low earth orbit at altitudes of 500-1,200km perform as nationwide tactical communication infrastructure throughout peacetime and because the ‘final survival communication means’ in preparation for conditions the place all communication networks could also be severed throughout wartime.
Hanwha Methods has been conducting the “Business Low Earth Orbit Satellite tv for pc-based Communication System” venture for the Korean Armed Forces since November 2023. This fast demonstration venture goals to combine current tactical networks of the Military, Navy, and Air Drive with low earth orbit satellite tv for pc communication networks, with the aim of securing low earth orbit satellite tv for pc communication options optimized for the Korean navy atmosphere. This home house semiconductor improvement is anticipated to advertise the localization of low earth orbit communication satellite tv for pc expertise that beforehand relied on U.S. and European manufacturing applied sciences, and function a basis for increasing impartial satellite tv for pc improvement capabilities sooner or later.
An organization official stated, “The event of house semiconductor expertise represents vital progress in autonomous nationwide protection, significantly in realizing the Okay-Area Drive system,” including, “We’ll proceed to work exhausting on analysis and improvement for the localization and technological independence of nationwide strategic house property.”
