Renesas Electronics Launches Digital Isolators with Superior Radiation Performance for Small Satellites in Low Earth Orbit

Rad-Tolerant ISL71610M and ISL71710M Provide Highest Isolation Protection for Power Supply Stages and Serial Communications Interfaces

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced two plastic packaged, radiation-tolerant digital isolators that provide the highest isolation protection (2,500V_RMS) from high voltage spikes in power supply stages and serial communications interfaces used in low Earth orbit (LEO) Small Satellites (SmallSats). Private “New Space” companies plan to launch thousands of SmallSats forming large constellations that operate in multiple LEO planes. SmallSat mega-constellations provide ubiquitous broadband Internet of Things (IoT) communications anywhere across the globe, and Earth observation high-resolution imaging for sea, air, and land asset tracking.