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C-MAC MicroTechnology, a leading UK company in the field of high-reliability electronics, has announced an agreement with Petersburg Electronic Company to distribute electronic components and modules including radiation-hardened power conditioning products and a range of high-reliability MIL-STD-1553 products in Russia.
The Russian government is expected to spend 115 billion rubles ($3.8bn) on its national space programme this year and under the current approved ten year budget this will increase by five to ten per cent each year until 2015.
The space market is an area of growth for C-MAC and it also accounts for thirty five per cent of Petersburg Electronic Company turnover. C-MAC’s decision to enter the Russian market was driven by Russian demand for high quality, proven European micro-electronic products. PEC has enjoyed considerable success since it was founded in 1992 by importing high-reliability components from Europe and the US into Russia.
According to Karen Oddey, CEO, C-MAC, “We’re excited to be entering the Russian market. The space industry is an area of focus for C-MAC and we’ve built on our expertise in other markets where reliability is mission-critical to deliver a trusted set of products already used in satellite programmes around the world.”
C-MAC has been supplying space grade thick film hybrid microcircuits since 1992 into both the US and European markets. Its range of power conditioning products, MIL-STD-1553 single and dual transceivers and remote terminals together with custom module packaging solutions are available with full space qualification and C-MAC's manufacturing line is MIL-PRF-38534 Class K (space) certified, allowing the company to participate in major space programmes around the world.
Nikolai Bragin, Managing Director, Petersburg Electronic Company added; “We were impressed by C-MAC’s pedigree in high-reliability micro-electronics and we’ve already seen demand for its rad-hard products for use in Russian satellites. We’re also exploring C-MAC’s high-temperature products which are a natural fit for the domestic oil and gas industry, where down-well temperatures regularly reach up to 225°. The oil and gas market is booming in Russia so we see many opportunities for us to pursue together.”
