ACCEDE 2022 | Workshop on COTS Programme

TALKS DURING THE WORKSHOP

ACCEDE 2022 Opening

DAY 1

Panel discussion – >>“Institutional and Industrial position versus COTS, mission classification, equipment categorization.”<<
- Moderated by Ferdinando Tonicello – Electrical Lead Engineer (TEC-E), Electrical Department, Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality ESA/ESTEC
- Panelist:
  - Britta Schade – ESA Quality Manager, Head of the Product Assurance and Safety Department, Directorate of Technology, Engineering & Quality
    European Space Research and Technology Center (ESTEC)
  - Peter J Majewicz – Program Manager NASA, Electronics Parts & Packaging (NEPP) Program, NASA Goddard Space Center.
  - Pierre Timmerman – Director of Quality & Security of EUTELSAT
  - Christian Lopes Quintas – EEE Parts Policy & EEE Critical Dossiers Expert, Ingénieur d’application / Application engineer Airbus Defense & Space SAS
  - Elisabeth Marin – QA-EEE – 3E Parts Quality Manager Thales Alenia Space

DAY 2

Session 3 - Part A. Technological Challenges _ Radiation Effects

Christoph Tscherne – SEIBERSDORF / Univ. Padova / ESA – “Radiation Testing of COTS Components and Lessons from the ESA Study CORHA.”
Katrina Elsey – ALTER TECHNOLOGY – “A new and innovative approach to COTS radiation effects simulation”.
Louis Bouet – ADS – “Evaluation of radiation sensitivity of COTS Photonics Integrated Circuits (PICs)”.
Aintzane Lujambio – ALTER TECHNOLOGY / CNA (Centro Nacional de Aceleradores) – “PRECEDER: Prediction of the Electrical Behavior of Electronic Devices under Radiation”.
R. Mangeret / Sebastien Morand – ADS – “Heavy ion failure rate computation based on sensitive volume characterization in GaN”.
J. F. Largaespada – ALTER TECHNOLOGY – “MOSFET commercial plastic components survey and its SEE behavior”.

Session 3. Part B - Other Technological Challenges

Marcus Witzany & Federica Ferrarese– TESAT – “Reliability analysis of plastic encapsulated active components exhibiting interfacial delamination in CSAM – New ideas for the use of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) components.”
George Lentaris– NTUA Microlab – “Evaluation of the COTS Google Coral Edge TPU processor for high-performance AI computing in space.”

Holger Krumme – HTV – “Assurance of the long-term availability of COTS components through specific storage methods and related risk factors”.
Ana Gómez – SENER – “New Techniques for COTS assembly verification.”
Carole Villette / Gianni Corocher – ESA – “COTS and implication on assembly verification and reliability: ESA Approach ”.
L. BOUKHANA – TRAD – “R2COTS experience for the selection and the procurement of COTS”.

Session 4 - Part A. COTS testing

Semyra Vasquez-Borucki – Infineon Technologies AG – “Automotive Semiconductor Back End Test Methods and Product Reliability Monitoring”.
Nathalie Jaussein – Thales Alenia Space. “COTS Wear Out Test for 15 years in Space use”.
Guillaume Bourg Cazan – Microchip – “COTS selection and tests at Microchip France to support use in space applications.”

Panel discussion – >>“Industrial perspective and technical challenges for COTS usage in space.”<<
- Moderated by Gonzalo Fernández – Senior Technical Advisor at Alter Technology Tüv Nord SAU
- Panelist:
  - Sofia Ruiz – Electronic Systems Engineer – Electromechanical Systems Division Sener Aeroespacial
  - Karin Lundmark – Head of Components Section ESA/ESTEC, TEC-EDC
  - Gianandrea Quadri – Ph.D., EEE parts expert. Components and Qualification Department CNES
  - Nathalie Jaussein – EQ-EEE & COTS – Specialist Thales Alenia Space
  - Arnaud Vacelet – PA/QA Lead Gomspace

DAY 3

Session 4 Part B - COTS testing / Board Level Testing

Rubén García Alía (CERN) / Andrea Coronetti (CERN, University of Montpellier) – “The RADNEXT irradiation network and its related system level test activities.”
Mario Rueda – ALTER TECHNOLOGY – “HALT Test for new reliability approach in New Space.”
Frank Engelhardt – OHB – “ATCOS Study: Alternative Test Methods for COTS – Test Planning”
Arnaud Vacelet – Gomspace – “COTS Components – Board and module instead of component level testing.”

Session 5 - Lessons Learnt

Stéphane Vanderminnen – Thales Alenia Space – “TAS returns of experience from COTS evaluation phase”.
Silvia Massetti and Karin Lundmark – ESA – “COTS in ESA missions: lessons learnt.”
Robert Cong – NASA-JPL – “ Ingenuity Helicopter parts experience. “
Anastasia Pesce – ESA – “Lessons Learned on RHA on the selection of COTS components in ESA projects“.
P. Hernandez (ESA) / E. Bertel (ISIS) “NCLE-Chang E4 Mission, Safety Barrier Lessons Learnt And Use Cases”

Final Congress Wrap-up

ESA position and activities related to COTS Usage in Space

doEEEt Media Group

August 1, 2023

ESA position and activities related to COTS Usage in Space

This presentation will illustrate the present ESA position on COTS as summarized by the latest issue of the ESA COTS guidelines and provide some information on the latest Agency activities on COTS and their relevant outc...

Including COTS in a space insurer risk analysis

doEEEt Media Group

August 1, 2023

Including COTS in a space insurer risk analysis

ACCEDE 2022 EEE Components PASSIVES

Space Insurance is an enabler of the development of the space industry, historically used mainly for large projects in GEO but now used for all types of space objects.

The use COTS for defence

doEEEt Media Group

August 1, 2023

COTS components for defence, opportunities and threats

ACCEDE 2022 EEE Components PASSIVES

This presentation will highlight the use COTS for defense, describe some of the specificities and challenges associated with the introduction of COTS in military equipment and conclude on synergies with dual/civil develo...