TI Semiconductors Boost ISRO's NISAR Earth-Observation Mission

Texas Instruments (TI) semiconductors have been the foundations of core NASA-Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) NISAR satellite that is recently launched into the orbit.

First visit to the earth from the moon, the mission is a special case in the whole galaxy of earth observation projects and marks the breathtaking climax of the collaboration of the last 10 years between TI and ISRO in order to optimize the stability and functionality of the electronic systems for space applications.

NISAR will regularly observe the planet every 12 days, monitoring the necessary parameters of the surrounding environment and every living thing. These activities are led by the changes in the polar ice, the increases and decreases in the levels of the earth’s waters, the shifting or sinking of the underground waters, and modern disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and landslides.

One of the significant contributions of TI to the success of the satellite was reflected in the progressive sideband radar SAR of NISAR. The company also provided ultra-precise analog-to-digital converters, accurate clocking technologies, and ultra-high-performance interface solutions to ensure efficient signal sampling, rapid data transfer, and easily accessible communication with the subsystem.

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"TI’s excellence in high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors gave us the ability to satisfy severe space-grade norms," said Nilesh Desai, Director, Space Applications Centre, ISRO.

Elizabeth Jansen, Sales and Applications Director, TI India, remarked, "Our spacegrade mission, a benchmark in the past six decades of innovation, still keeps on transforming to respond to the needs of the next generations of space projects."