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Radiation hardened 10BASE-T ethernet physical layer (PHY)

US9680527B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · US

Inventors

Michael R. Lin · Ellicott City, US
David J. Petrick · Severna Park, US
Kevin M. Ballou · Highland, US
Daniel C. Espinosa · Tampa, US
Edward F. James · Westminster, US
Matthew A. Kliesner · Madison, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 16, 2015
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 16, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04B3/60
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments may provide a radiation hardened 10BASE-T Ethernet interface circuit suitable for space flight and in compliance with the IEEE 802.3 standard for Ethernet. The various embodiments may provide a 10BASE-T Ethernet interface circuit, comprising a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a transmitter circuit connected to the FPGA, a receiver circuit connected to the FPGA, and a transformer connected to the transmitter circuit and the receiver circuit. In the various embodiments, the FPGA, transmitter circuit, receiver circuit, and transformer may be radiation hardened.

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