Advanced digital electronics for space-qualified optical communication. From BER validation to high-speed data processing, NantNova delivers FPGA and ASIC-based solutions compliant with SDA, CCSDS, and 3GPP standards.
NantNova's electronics power optical communication links from ground stations through LEO constellations. Our platforms handle everything from link validation to 200 Gbps+ data processing—designed from day one around SDA 4.0 interoperability, LDPC forward error correction, and multi-protocol routing.
Where legacy space electronics cost millions per unit and take years to qualify, NantNova integrates commercial silicon with space-qualified packaging to deliver 5× lower cost and faster program timelines. Every board is designed, assembled, and tested in-house—100% US supply chain, no exceptions.
NantNova's BER testing platform validates optical communication link performance across LEO, MEO, and GEO orbital ranges. By characterizing signal integrity at data rates up to 2.5 Gbps, the system ensures reliable communication at distances from 1,500 to 6,000 km — verifying link budgets, LDPC coding gain, and protocol compliance before deployment.
The platform supports SDA 4.0 waveform standards with OOK-NRZ modulation and provides comprehensive eye diagram analysis, enabling engineers to validate link margin across varying aperture sizes, transmit powers, and atmospheric conditions.
The DPU is the core digital engine of NantNova's optical communication terminals. Built on FPGA with an ASIC roadmap targeting late 2026, it implements SDA-compliant LDPC forward error correction at 2.5 Gbps using OOK-NRZ modulation. The DPU handles encoding, error correction, and multi-protocol routing — enabling interoperable crosslinks across LEO constellations from 1,000 to 6,000 km.
Designed to meet the DARPA Space-BACN "100 cubed" objectives — 100 Gbps, 100 W power, $100K unit cost — the DPU architecture scales from current 2.5G implementations to future high-rate configurations using 3GPP 5G NR LDPC coding.
The DPU-X extends NantNova's processing architecture to 200 Gbps+ and beyond, leveraging proprietary chipsets. Designed for dense constellation deployments requiring 10G, 25G, 100G, and 200G data rates, the DPU-X supports 3GPP 5G NR fronthaul protocols — enabling high-bandwidth satellite crosslinks and ground station downlinks for next-generation space networks.
By integrating commercial silicon with space-qualified packaging, the DPU-X delivers telecom-grade performance at a fraction of traditional space electronics cost, compatible with both SDA interoperability standards and terrestrial ORAN architectures.
From BER validation to 200G high-speed links, NantNova's vertically integrated electronics deliver space-qualified performance with full US supply chain traceability.
