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SiGe for Radiation Hardening: Spearheading Electronic Warfare in Space

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SiGe-based Re-engineering of Electronic Warfare Subsystems

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Space electronic warfare (SEW) implies tactical advantages in electronic attacks, electronic protection and electronic support using satellites in low-earth orbit (LEO) for surveillance, communications or positioning, or denying the enemy these activities.

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    The RS-485 standard is published by the Telecommunications Industry Association and Electronic Industries Alliance (TIA/EIA) for digital communications networks specifically used over long distances and noisy environments. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 11898 standard specifies the physical and datalink layers of serial communication that supports distributed real-time control and multiplexing.

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Lambrechts, W., Sinha, S. (2017). SiGe for Radiation Hardening: Spearheading Electronic Warfare in Space. In: SiGe-based Re-engineering of Electronic Warfare Subsystems. Signals and Communication Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47403-8_7

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