STMicroelectronics Celebrates the Success of Comet-Explorer Satellite Rosetta
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Geneva, December 2, 2014 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global
semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics
applications, is celebrating the technical prowess achieved by the space
satellite Rosetta and its probe Philae. Rosetta and Philae contain over 10,000
radiation-hardened, high-reliability ICs designed and manufactured by ST.
After a 6 billion km journey that started more than 10 years ago, the space
satellite Rosetta finally reached Comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko and has
successfully placed a probe called Philae on the comet to obtain images from its
surface and analyze its content. This is the first operation of its kind in the
history of space exploration and the valuable information Philae has relayed
back to Earth is set to enable dramatic steps forward in understanding how the
universe was formed.
Rosetta and Philae's excellent adventure started in March 2004 when Ariane 5
lifted off carrying Rosetta, the first space vehicle designed to fly alongside a
comet on its journey into the heart of the Solar System. Rosetta launched Philae
to the surface of the comet on November 12 after being awakened in January from
31 months in sleep mode. During the next phase of the mission, Rosetta will
accompany the comet through its closest approach to the Sun in August 2015.
In participating in the Rosetta/Philae project, ST delivered to the Central
Parts Procurement Agency four device types including more than 4000 radiation-
hardened logic ICs and more than 6500 rad-hard transistors. All devices were
qualified by the European Space Agency (ESA) to the European quality system.
"With a track record of providing hi-rel components to key space exploration
programs since 1977, ST's products continue to prove their durability and
reliability over hundreds of millions of flying hours," said Nunzio Martelli,
Group Vice President, Industrial & Power Discrete Group, STMicroelectronics.
"The technical success of Rosetta and Philae arriving alongside Comet 67P
Churyumov-Gerasimenko is, at least in part, further proof of the durability and
reliability of ST's products."
ST delivers all around the world hundreds of thousands of space-qualified
radiation-hardened high-reliability components per year, including diodes and
rectifiers, bipolar and MOSFET transistors, logic analog and power ICs, with
many new products recently announced. They are manufactured at ST's Rennes
(France) plant, which is certified by the European Space Component Committee and
the US Defense Logistics Agency.
Note to editors
Rosetta was financed by the European Space Agency and by contributions from
NASA[1] member countries. Philae was developed and built by a consortium
composed of DLR, CNES and ASI[2], respectively the German, French and Italian
space agencies.
For more information, go to http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/
About STMicroelectronics
ST is a global leader in the semiconductor market serving customers across the
spectrum of sense and power and automotive products and embedded processing
solutions. From energy management and savings to trust and data security, from
healthcare and wellness to smart consumer devices, in the home, car and office,
at work and at play, ST is found everywhere microelectronics make a positive and
innovative contribution to people's life. By getting more from technology to get
more from life, ST stands for life.augmented.
In 2013, the Company's net revenues were $8.08 billion. Further information on
ST can be found at www.st.com.
For Press Information Contact:
STMicroelectronics
Michael Markowitz
Director Technical Media Relations
+1 781 591 0354
michael.markowitz(at)st.com
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[1] National Aeronautics and Space Administration
[2] Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt, Centre National d'Etudes
Spatiales, and Agenzia Spaziale Italiana.
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