12 HARNESSING AI IN SPACE www.vicorpower.com Issue 1 2026 Power Electronics Europe www.power-mag.com modules into the Spacechips AI1 board. The Versal FPGA-based, reconfigurable, AIenabled transponder allows telecommunications and SIGINT operators to perform real-time, on-board processing by autonomously changing RF frequency plans, channelization, modulation and communication standards based on live traffic needs. Vicor power converter modules also feature a dual powertrain, which for fault-intolerant space applications provides built-in redundancy that allows loads to be driven at 100 percent on each side of the powertrain. “These advantages justified our decision to baseline Vicor FPA for Spacechips AI1,” Bedi said. “And because we’ve already derisked and designed-in a scalable power solution, we can move to even higher levels of power consumption without reinventing the wheel.” A lofty vision for making our world a better place Bedi said Spacechips will continue striving to increase processing power and flexibility to support the next generation of satellite missions. Bedi is driven by the opportunity, not only to solve emerging technical space problems, but to identify new applications that can better serve our world. “Spacechips is still the world’s only dedicated space electronics company,” Bedi shared. “We’re part of a New Space Economy that is growing rapidly and poised to offer a lot of great value to a wide variety of markets. Many non-space companies are now capitalizing on space data to enhance the delivery of their products and services. It’s a new industrial revolution, and our products and services align with that opportunity.” Together Spacechips and Vicor have partnered to design the most power dense processer board on orbit. The AI1 board is rad-tolerant, rugged and compact, setting a new standard for power processing and enabling the untold impact of computing for New Space. The innovative spirit and drive of Spacechips is changing our world from outer space to Earth. Vicor and BCM® are registered trademarks of Vicor Corporation. FPA™, PRM™ and VTM™ are trademarks of Vicor Corporation. Figure 2 Vicor Factorized Power Architecture (FPA™) separates the functions of DC-DC conversion into independent modules. Using radiation-tolerant modules, the BCM® bus converter provides the isolation, the PRM™ regulator provides the regulation and the VTM™ current multiplier performs the DC transformation. This allows for better efficiency, flexibility and higher power density, especially in high-performance computing applications. To receive your own copy of Power Electronics Europe subscribe today at: www.power-mag.com
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