REHOVOT, Israel - SatixFy Communications Ltd. (NYSE AMERICAN: SATX), a developer of satellite communication systems, has announced significant progress in its Prime 2.0 and Sx4000 space chips, now in advanced customer sampling stages. These chips are integral to the company's next-generation satellite communication systems, and the Sx4000 is expected to attain flight-ready status in the latter half of 2024.
The Prime 2.0 Digital Beamformer (DBF) chip and the Sx4000 Digital Payload On-Board-Processing Chip are currently being sampled by manufacturers of low earth orbit (LEO) and geostationary orbit (GEO) satellites. The Sx4000 is undergoing final irradiation tests toward achieving its flight-ready designation.
Nir Barkan, Acting CEO of SatixFy, expressed confidence in the chips' market potential, stating, "We see our recent progress with both the Sx4000 Chip and the Prime 2.0 Chip as a significant step forward in our journey in becoming the key enabler of next-generation satellite communication systems."
The Sx4000 Chip supports the latest DVB-S2X and RCS2 standards and is designed for use in gateway multichannel receivers for both non-geostationary (NGSO) and geostationary (GSO) satellites. The Prime 2.0 Chip, a True Time Delay (TTD) Digital Beam Former (DBF) chip, is tailored for satellite antenna payloads, enabling the creation of Electrically Steered Multibeam Antennas (ESMA) that can scale up to 10,000 elements.
SatixFy's product suite, which includes modems featuring Software Defined Radio (SDR) and Fully ESMA that support DVB-S2X, is based on the company's proprietary application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). These ASICs are designed to enhance satellite communication system performance while reducing weight, power requirements, and equipment size.
The company will present its space chip technology at the Satellite Show in Washington D.C., from March 19-21, 2024.
This announcement is based on a press release statement and contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. SatixFy has cautioned that its expectations regarding the Sx4000 Chip's flight-ready status and the commercial potential of its chips are subject to change and are not guarantees of future performance.
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