Atomic Switch FPGA: Application for IoT
Sensing Systems in Space
H. Hihara, A. Iwasaki, M. Hashimoto, H. Ochi, Y. Mitsuyama, H. Onodera,
H. Kanbara, K. Wakabayashi, T. Sugibayashi, T. Takenaka, H. Hada,
M. Tada, M. Miyamura, and T. Sakamoto
Abstract This chapter introduces the applications of atomic switches, which are
expected to be used for sensor systems in space. Artificial satellites are regarded as
the sensor nodes and communication relay nodes of Internet of Things (IoT).
Processor elements using atomic switch field programmable gate array (FPGA) are
anticipated as essential element for building embedded system applications for the
IoT. We start by looking at the role played by embedded system processors first and
point out that leaving from stored program architecture is inevitable and essential to
achieve processing speed and low power consumption required for embedded
system applications. Space-born sensor application is referred in this chapter as an
example of embedded system applications because space systems are somewhat
specialized but in many ways typical embedded applications intended to be used for
H. Hihara (*)
NEC Space Technologies, Ltd., Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: h-hihara@bc.jp.nec.com
A. Iwasaki
The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
M. Hashimoto
Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
H. Ochi
Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan
Y. Mitsuyama
Kochi University of Technology, Kami, Kochi, Japan
H. Onodera
Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
H. Kanbara
ASTEM RI, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
K. Wakabayashi · T. Takenaka
NEC Corporation, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Japan
T. Sugibayashi · H. Hada · M. Tada · M. Miyamura · T. Sakamoto
NEC Corporation, Tsukuba, Japan
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
M. Aono (ed.), Atomic Switch, Advances in Atom and Single Molecule Machines,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34875-5_3
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Sensing Systems in Space
H. Hihara, A. Iwasaki, M. Hashimoto, H. Ochi, Y. Mitsuyama, H. Onodera,
H. Kanbara, K. Wakabayashi, T. Sugibayashi, T. Takenaka, H. Hada,
M. Tada, M. Miyamura, and T. Sakamoto
Abstract This chapter introduces the applications of atomic switches, which are
expected to be used for sensor systems in space. Artificial satellites are regarded as
the sensor nodes and communication relay nodes of Internet of Things (IoT).
Processor elements using atomic switch field programmable gate array (FPGA) are
anticipated as essential element for building embedded system applications for the
IoT. We start by looking at the role played by embedded system processors first and
point out that leaving from stored program architecture is inevitable and essential to
achieve processing speed and low power consumption required for embedded
system applications. Space-born sensor application is referred in this chapter as an
example of embedded system applications because space systems are somewhat
specialized but in many ways typical embedded applications intended to be used for
H. Hihara (*)
NEC Space Technologies, Ltd., Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: h-hihara@bc.jp.nec.com
A. Iwasaki
The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
M. Hashimoto
Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
H. Ochi
Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan
Y. Mitsuyama
Kochi University of Technology, Kami, Kochi, Japan
H. Onodera
Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
H. Kanbara
ASTEM RI, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
K. Wakabayashi · T. Takenaka
NEC Corporation, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Japan
T. Sugibayashi · H. Hada · M. Tada · M. Miyamura · T. Sakamoto
NEC Corporation, Tsukuba, Japan
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
M. Aono (ed.), Atomic Switch, Advances in Atom and Single Molecule Machines,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34875-5_3
33