Why Payload Processing Is Moving from Ground to Orbit
Earth observation launches are nearly tripling, but downlink capacity per spacecraft hasn’t kept up. Deciding what to process in orbit is now a hardware decision made years before launch.
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Earth observation launches are nearly tripling, but downlink capacity per spacecraft hasn’t kept up. Deciding what to process in orbit is now a hardware decision made years before launch.
When should you outsource heterogeneous computing design? Keep the CPU, FPGA, GPU and NPU architecture call in-house, and get outside validation before board layout, while changing the partition is still cheap.
An industrial vision customer wanted RFSoC converter performance in a 65x65mm module. It shipped at 65x90mm. Where that extra 25mm went, why the power solution set the form factor, and what a board you can barely probe teaches you at bring-up.
Software outsourcing has a mature playbook. It starts breaking the moment hardware enters the picture. Here is where embedded engagements diverge on toolchains, testing, and the cost of an error, and how to adjust your vendor management before a firmware bug turns into a board respin.
Embedded projects don’t fail inside disciplines — they fail at the handoffs. How vendor structure determines who owns your integration boundaries
Discover how Fidus’ Person Re-Identification demo on a Ryzen™ AI–based SAPPHIRE EDGE AI Mini-PC highlights AI integration, optimization, custom-data training, and repeatable testing for faster product development.
Most embedded design projects fail for reasons that traditional vendor evaluation never uncovers. The risk isn’t in capability—it’s in how disciplines interact, how decisions are validated, and how early mistakes propagate into costly hardware failures. This guide outlines the criteria that actually predict success when selecting an embedded systems design partner.
Most embedded design projects fail for reasons that traditional vendor evaluation never uncovers. The risk isn’t in capability—it’s in how disciplines interact, how decisions are validated, and how early mistakes propagate into costly hardware failures. This guide outlines the criteria that actually predict success when selecting an embedded systems design partner.
Hardware doesn’t move at software speed — and that’s okay. Here’s what decision-makers need to know about realistic timelines when partnering with an embedded systems design services company like Fidus.
Fidus Systems has appointed Stan Lequin as Chief Executive Officer, bringing over 30 years of experience in scaling technology services organizations. He succeeds Alan Coady, who will transition to Vice Chairman to support strategic growth initiatives.
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