40-gigabit-per-second 6U OpenVPX embedded computing backplane offered by Curtiss-Wright
ASHBURN, Va., 13 Dec. 2013.Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions in Ashburn, Va., is introducing the Hybricon Fabric40 Backplane for demanding ground and airborne command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare (C4ISR and EW) applications.
The 40-gigabit-per-second Gen3 OpenVPX 6U 6-slot embedded computing backplane is for the end-to-end transmission of high-speed data. It supports full-speed, bottleneck-free distribution of data over 40-gigabit-per-second Ethernet or Infiniband fabrics.
The backplane is for use in development and rugged deployed applications. In air-cooled or conduction-cooled development chassis, the backplane speeds and eases the integration of compute-intensive radar, signal, and image processing for ground or airborne platforms.
Curtiss-Wright also can design application-specific configurations to meet a customer's individual requirements. Hybricon Fabric40 backplanes exceed VITA 68 VPX compliance channel draft standard guidelines.
Curtiss-Wright's signal integrity methods minimize signal impairments, such as high return loss, crosstalk, and mode conversion, to deliver signal integrity performance at speeds to 10.3 gigabits per second.
For more information contact Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions online at www.cwcdefense.com.
John Keller | Editor
John Keller is editor-in-chief of Military & Aerospace Electronics magazine, which provides extensive coverage and analysis of enabling electronic and optoelectronic technologies in military, space, and commercial aviation applications. A member of the Military & Aerospace Electronics staff since the magazine's founding in 1989, Mr. Keller took over as chief editor in 1995.
