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Technology update
Spectrum supplies DSP system
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Spectrum and Northrop Grumman have developed a new multiprocessor
DSP system, which will be used in the TPS-70 radar.
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Northrop Grumman Corp. has offered Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. a
contract for a multiprocessing system for its next-generation radars.
This announcement followed a joint technology development agreement
between the two companies in developing a new multiprocessor DSP (digital
signal processing) system. Northrop Grumman's electronic Sensors and
Systems Sector (ES3) will use the new system in its TPS-70 radar, a
ground-based tactical air surveillance system, one of the first in its
class capable of providing simultaneous detection and tracking of both
aircraft and missile targets within its range.
"The TPS-70 radar project requires a high-performance DSP system that
fits in a confined space and uses very little power," said Victor Grams,
Programs Engineering Director at ES3. "Our system requires hundreds of
processors to communicate within and between each other and simultaneously
execute multitudes of tasks. Spectrum's APEX software resembles 'night
vision' for multiprocessing systems by providing a graphical picture of
the entire system, which helps to decrease our development time."
"The TPS-70 contract represents the first of several contract
opportunities we expect will evolve from our joint technology development
agreement with Northrop Grumman," said Pascal Spothelfer, President and
CEO of Spectrum. "Our strategy allows us to focus our sales effort and
improve our ability to develop commercial and technological partnerships
in all three of our business units. These relationships provide us with
early access to our customer's design cycle and visibility into future
program opportunities."
Frank Bokulich
Aerospace Engineering August 2000
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