This tutorial will focus on fault-tolerance concepts to allow uninterrupted software execution in the presence of correctable errors and SEE characterization results with the GR740 SoC and GR716 Microcontroller as product examples. The tutorial will also cover the development of the GRSCRUB FPGA scrubber IP core and its planned inclusion in the GR716 flight models.

Verification consumes a considerable amount of the FPGA development cycle. Using an effective verification methodology is important as it can improve the overall productivity and contribute to the success of a project.

Open Source VHDL Verification Methodology (OSVVM) accelerates your FPGA and ASIC verification project by providing utility and model (Verification IP) libraries. Using these free, open source libraries you can create a simple, powerful, concise, and readable testbench that is suitable for either a simple FPGA block or a complex ASIC. (see extended abstract for more details)

AI is everywhere. In our phones, in our homes, where we work, where we play. The "new industry revolution" in AI and machine learning, fueled by the "new oil" - massive amounts of data - has spread globally with alarming speed. But, AI has rarely left earth’s orbit, and it’s non-existent in deep space craft. The most recent Mars Rover runs on 15 year old CPU technology. Recently launched spacecraft lack the ability to navigate themselves, requiring constant communication with ground control. Meanwhile, back on earth, humans are already riding in self-driving vehicles, and earthlings routinely run billion-parameter neural networks at real-time speeds.

Disruptive change is on its way, and it's happening at the intersection of space and artificial intelligence. Get ready. AI is soon going where no AI has gone before!

Paul Armijo is the Director of Aerospace & Defense Business Sector at GSI Technology, an embedded hardware and artificial intelligence company. Paul has had the privilege of leading numerous flagship programs and technology development efforts over his career to further enable the space community, including roles as the Sr. Director of Systems Development Engineering and Government Programs at Cobham. Prior roles include Advanced Technology Development Manager at General Dynamics, Electrical Systems Lead Engineer on Kepler at Ball Aerospace, Technical Program Manager and Design Lead Engineer on numerous satellite programs at Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems as well as IC Design & Test Engineer at NXP. Paul received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University.

George William is Director of Computing and Data Science at GSI Technology. He's held senior leadership roles in software, data science, and research, including tenures at Apple's New Product Architecture group and at New York University's Courant Institute. He can talk on a broad range of topics at the intersection of e-commerce, machine learning, software development, cybersecurity, and compute hardware. He is an author on several research papers in computer vision and deep learning, published and presented at NeurIPS, CVPR, ICASSP, SIGGRAPH, Space Computing, and RHET.