Early access program for 3U VPX cards featuring next-gen embedded processors and adaptive SoCs

BittWare, a Molex company, has announced an early access program to jumpstart the development and integration of embedded systems employing the company's new 3U VPX cards powered by next-generation AMD Ryzen Embedded processors, AMD Versal RF Series and AMD Versal Adaptive SoCs. The company's portfolio of 3U VPX cards, which will be introduced later this year, is designed to improve performance while optimising SWaP for mission-critical aerospace and defence applications, including avionics, radar and signal processing.

"We are excited to elevate the performance of embedded systems in the aerospace and defence industry with our new 3U VPX cards, combined with the latest AMD x86 embedded processor and RF and adaptive computing technologies," said Craig Petrie, vice president, BittWare. "The opportunity to leverage BittWare's proven design expertise along with AMD technology leadership will prove invaluable in giving customers more complete, interoperable solutions to meet ever-increasing demands for compact, rugged designs and highly reliable performance."

The new 3U VPX cards employ next-generation AMD Ryzen Embedded processors and AMD Versal RF Series devices, along with AMD Versal Series Gen 2 adaptive SoCs to yield a technological leap forward in data acquisition and multi-sensor processing. Consequently, these cards will be particularly useful for multi-channel, real-time data processing for radar, sensor fusion, electronic warfare, signals intelligence (SIGINT), UAVs and image processing.

"Our ongoing collaboration with BittWare showcases how delivering integrated system-level solutions that combine AMD compute innovation with BittWare's expertise in deployable x86 card-level solutions helps to accelerate the adoption of AMD Versal adaptive SoCs and Ryzen Embedded x86 CPUs in defence applications," said Minal Sawant, senior director, Aerospace and Defence Vertical Market, AMD. "Complementing AMD Versal adaptive devices, Ryzen Embedded processors are ideal for second-stage computing in advanced defence systems, combining software programmable x86 cores, integrated GPUs, and ML-capable NPUs. Rapid enablement of 3U VPX SOSA-aligned cards helps defence customers accelerate new designs for use in tomorrow's most advanced radar, radio, sensor processing and mission computing systems."

The company is extending its legacy of developing high-performance COTS products with the 3U VPX cards, including SOSA and VITA 48, which defines the mechanical requirements for building and cooling ruggedised electronic modules for embedded systems.

Users of VPX solutions are invited to apply for early access to BittWare's new 3U VPX cards in advance of general availability to receive exclusive technical product details, roadmap information and opportunities to engage with experts on next-generation product designs.