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    TTTech forms strategic alliance with Avionics Interface Technologies

    Aug. 16, 2010
    CARLSBAD, Calif., 16 Aug. 2010. TTTech North America and Avionics Interface Technologies (AIT) have joined hands to market their avionics technology to North American electronics designers in the U.S. government and space markets. AIT's suite of test and simulation products for avionics bus applications such as MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, ARINC 615A, Fibre Channel, MIL-STD-1760e will have support from TTTech's ARINC 664/AFDX, TTEthernet (Time-Triggered Ethernet), and TTP (Time-Triggered Protocol) products -- and be offered together within AIT's portfolio.
    Posted by John McHale CARLSBAD, Calif., 16 Aug. 2010. TTTech North America and Avionics Interface Technologies (AIT) have joined hands to market their avionics technology to North American electronics designers in the U.S. government and space markets. AIT's suite of test and simulation products for avionics bus applications such as MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, ARINC 615A, Fibre Channel, MIL-STD-1760e will have support from TTTech's ARINC 664/AFDX, TTEthernet (Time-Triggered Ethernet), and TTP (Time-Triggered Protocol) products -- and be offered together within AIT's portfolio. AIT, headquartered in Omaha, Neb., will remain an independent company. "We are pleased to have partnered with an experienced company like TTTech, who have a mature capability in product design to full flight certifications and AS9100 aerospace quality standards," says Bill Fleissner, president of AIT. "TTTech's products in TTP, TTEthernet, and ARINC 664/AFDX round out our product portfolio, specifically supporting emerging technologies for the future." TTEthernet and TTP are open industry standards (SAE AS6802 and AS6003 respectively) that offer higher bandwidth compared to CAN, MIL STD-1553, and ARINC 429, with better predictability. They provide significant advantages in terms of reliability, modularity, lower weight, certification, reduced cost and faster time to market for aerospace systems, TTTech officials say.The TTP ASICs are mature DO-254/DO-178B certified for design of critical embedded flight systems. "AIT's existing product suite is well respected and complementary to TTTech's products," says Kevin Wright, TTTech executive vice president of TTTech North America. "It is very important for both companies to provide excellent and timely support to our customers and our investment in AIT is a key step in our growth strategy." AIT has experience bridging older avionics bus standards with emerging technologies such as taking MIL-STD-1553 to Fibre Channel and then MIL-STD-1760e for defense programs. This same path is expected for ARINC 429 to ARINC 664/AFDX and next to Time Triggered Ethernet for commercial, defense, and space programs.

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