Evaluation and DSP Benchmarking of the European Radiation-Hardened NG-ULTRA FPGA

Abstract

The advent of advanced space applications has transformed the conventional computing systems used in space missions. Prioritizing reliability alongside enhanced performance-per-Watt, radiation-hardened FPGAs have become the preferred choice. This paper focuses on evaluating NanoXplore’s NG-ULTRA, the first European radiation-hardened SoC FPGA, for its capability to accelerate high-performance DSP algorithms in space applications. The proposed development and testing methodologies aim to deliver efficient implementations while also assessing the new NG-ULTRA hardware features. The findings indicate that NG-ULTRA offers competitive resource utilization and performance, making it a highly promising option for European space missions.