Exxelia's components onboard Rover Perseverance

After the InSight probe that landed on the Red Planet on November 26, 2018 with our film capacitors onboard, it is with the Perseverance robot that Exxelia proudly makes its return to Mars!


 

At the end of a seven-month journey, NASA's Perseverance robot has landed on Mars yesterday at 3:55 pm EST. The mission's objective is to search for traces of ancient primitive life on the Red Planet. The robot is equipped with several measuring and sampling instruments, including SuperCam, MEDA and PIXL served by our components: 

  • Transformers and Inductors : SESI, CMC and MPCI series
  • Film capacitors PM94 series
  • Tantalum capacitors CTC21 series
  • Ohmcraft resistors HVD, HVR and CN series

The main objective of SuperCam is to characterize the rocks present on Martian soil. The instrument can perform remote analyzes thanks to its laser and its spectometers, without waiting for the samples to return to earth, all with the aim of detecting any traces of primitive life.

The Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer, known as MEDA, makes weather measurements including wind speed and direction, temperature and humidity. It also measures the amount and size of dust particles in the Martian atmosphere.

PIXL is an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer that provides fine-scale detection and analysis of chemical elements within the rocks and soil.

 

Rover Perseverance

Publié le 19 Feb 2021 par Rebecca Charles

Inauguration du site EXXELIA Maroc

Nous sommes ravis d'annoncer l'inauguration de notre tout nouveau site moderne construit sur mesure au Maroc, une installation industrielle de 10 000 m2 dédiée aux produits électroniques. Ce site ultramoderne est équipé d'une salle blanche de 200 m2 et est entièrement climatisé, ce qui constitue une nouvelle norme dans le domaine de la fabrication électronique.     Les caractéristiques en un coup d'œil : Orienter vers l'industrie 4.0 : Notre usine suit la méthode Hoshin, embrasse l'intégration numérique et adopte les principes du lean. Cela garantit l'efficacité, la précision et l'adaptabilité de nos processus de fabrication. Modernisation du lieu de travail : Nos ateliers sont conçus en tenant compte du bien-être de nos équipes. Nous avons modernisé les postes de travail, introduit de nouveaux équipements plus fiables et plus productifs, créant ainsi des environnements propres, agréables et ergonomiques. Un environnement écologique : L'accès à un parc améliore l'expérience globale de l'espace de travail, favorisant une atmosphère positive pour l'innovation et la collaboration.   Activités principales : Sous-traitance interne pour les sites français et américains : Notre usine est spécialisée dans la fabrication des gammes de composants électroniques, notamment ceramic capacitors, electrolytic components, film products, stators, magnetic products, position sensors, et slip rings. Assemblage électronique pour les clients externes : Nous offrons des services d'assemblage électronique pour les clients externes, couvrant le bobinage de transformers et de chokes, l'assemblage de rotors et de stators, le câblage, et les microwave.   Cette étape marque une expansion significative pour Exxelia et renforce notre engagement en faveur de l'excellence et de l'innovation dans le domaine de la fabrication électronique.    

Exxelia expose à Electronica China - Stand E5 5580 -

Ultra low ESR, high RF power and high self-resonant frequency The new NHB series is a complete range of MLCC based on NPO dielectric material providing a very high Self Resonant Frequency and limiting the parasite Parallel Resonant Frequencies. The series is available in 1111 size with capacitance ranging from 0. 3pF to 100pF. NHB series offers excellent performance for RF power applications at high temperature up to 175°C and at 500 VDC. The lowest ESR is obtained by combining highly conductive metal electrodes and proprietary of new NPO low loss rugged dielectrics. NHB series particularly fits for high power and high frequency applications such as: cellular base station equipment, broadband wireless service, point to point / multipoint radios and broadcasting equipment.     Felsic HV, long lifetime and high voltage screw terminal The Felsic HV family of aluminum electrolytic screw terminal capacitors provides great performances in energy density and ultra-long lifetime. For example products can withstand 8 000 hours at 105°C under high values of current which makes them the perfect choice to overcome railway constraints. The family also has one of the lowest ESR for aluminum capacitors, less than 10m0hms in most cases. Products are available for voltages from 160 to 450 Vdc, and offer capacitance values from 1500μF up to 47 000μF. Thus the family is a good compromise between reliability and compacity, with for example 47 000μF @ 160V in a 90x200mm volume.     Cost-effective common-mode chokes qualified for aerospace Designed and qualified for aerospace, the TCM series is available in a through-hole package for horizontal and vertical mounting. TCM common-mode chokes are offered with inductances from 0.7 to 47mH under rated currents from 0.3A to 4A, and thoroughly tested by a dielectric withstanding strength at 1500VAC. Their excellent thermal properties allow the TCMs to operate without a hitch from -55°C up to +125°C, which, combined to the high mechanical resistance of the chosen materials (all meeting to UL94 V0 rating) make those products the perfect fit for aviation, defense and transportation industries.       Two new ranges of Metallized Polyester Film Capacitors qualified for space Ranges PM907S and PM948S of Film capacitors obtained the QPL certification from the European Space Components Coordination (ESCC). PM907S and PM948S part of the PM series, are full ranges of Metallized Polyester Film Capacitors. PM907S products are suitable for voltages from 50V up to 1250V and offer capacitance values from 82nF up to 180μF. PM948S can be used with a voltages from 50V up to 630V with capacitance values from 22nF up to 47μF. Both ranges can support extreme conditions with temperatures from -55°C to +125°C, and offer high energy density, low ESR & ESL and high RMS current. Products are typically being used in SMPS (Switch Mode Poser Suppliers) and BUS filtering.   A new range of high capacitance wet tantalum capacitors The new wet tantalum WT83 capacitors series is based on the CLR93 MIL specification but with double the capacitance. For instance, WT83 offers 1000µf 100V in a D size case. That is a pass for impactful miniaturization of existing designs by playing on both size, by reducing the PCB footprint, and weight. Besides, thanks to their hermetically sealed package, the WT83 series can withstand high vibrations and shock levels (50g and 100g respectively) which makes them the solution of choice for Aviation, Space and Defense.