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Space & Cosmos
Seed-sized signal amplification chips could boost space communications
Credit: ESA-SJM Photo This tiny signal amplifier, smaller than a strawberry seed, was built by the European Space Agency to fill a gap in current technology and help enable future radar observation and communications space missions. “This integrated circuit is a low-noise amplifier with a diameter of just 1.8 x 0.9 mm,” explains ESA microwave engineer David Cuadrado-Calle. “Achieving cutting-edge…
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