Advanced Communications Solutions
From COTS to Custom

Spectrum's broad porfolio of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products provide solutions ranging from full turn-key radios to high density signal processing line cards. Spectrum will develop, deliver, and support the right size solution that fits your needs.

3U cPCI Solutions Signal processing platforms for optimal size, weight, and cost requirements	6U cPCI Solutions Dynamically reconfigurable, high performance transceiver platforms for MILCOM, EW, and more	VME Complete, integrated VME-based hardware and software solutions
PCIe/PCI-X Commercial-off-the-shelf "IF- to-ethernet" signal processing solutions for PCIe/PCI-X	I/O Modules High-speed, high-performance ADCs, DACs, and processing engines	Waveforms Physical layer implementations of MILCOM and SATCOM waveforms
Video Encoding Software-reconfigurable high-definition video encoding and transcoding solutions	Radio Solutions Complete software-reconfigurable radio transceiver platforms including air-to-ground radio and WiMAX solutions	Application-Specific Platforms Turnkey "RF/IF to Ethernet" solutions for rapid deployment

Leverage Our Core Technologies

• Embedded System-on-Chip (SoC) and embedded RF technologies for single blade "RF to Ethernet" solutions
• Heterogeneous processing combining FPGAs, PowerPCs and DSPs - use the mix that best matches your needs
• Software reconfigurable architecture to ease future upgrades
• Modified COTS (MCOTS) process to meet your the size, weight, power and cost targets
• Rugged conduction-cooled enclosures for deployments in harsh environments, and air-cooled solutions for use in benign environments

Spectrum also provides comprehensive software development tools, system integration and applications engineering services for rapid prototyping of your custom application.

RoHS Directive

The European Union’s RoHS regulations (specifically EU Directive 2002/95/EC) ban placement of electronic products on the EU market after 1 July 2006 if they contain more than allowable thresholds of certain restricted substances, specifically lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (Cr6+), flame retardants PBB (Polybrominated biphenyls) and PBDE (polybrominated diphenyl ethers) in electronic components and devices.

Spectrum has established processes for the review, monitoring and modification of products to comply with RoHS and similar legislation, as required, and as requested by Spectrum’s customers. We work closely with our suppliers, both component suppliers and contract manufacturers, to ensure we meet the needs of our customers, whether those needs be for the commercial or the defense markets. The term "RoHS 0 of 6" has been adopted for products that may contain any of the 6 restricted substances. The term "RoHS 5 of 6" has been adopted for products that contain Pb but do not contain the other 5 substances banned by the directive.

For more information on this, please contact Spectrum.