Development and manufacture of reliable avionics electronics for space and aeronautics – on-board computers, mass memory storage and test systems.
DSI Aerospace GmbH
Bremen · Braunschweig · BudapestNew on Amplifa
About DSI Aerospace
DSI Aerospace GmbH, based in Bremen, has been developing and manufacturing highly reliable electronics for space and aeronautics applications since 1997. The product portfolio comprises on-board computers, Payload Data Handling Units (mass memory storage with 1–8 Tbit), data processing units, Instrument Control Units and Ground Support Equipment such as unit and board-level testers. The products are offered as box-level units or as board-level plug-in cards (e.g. cPCI-SS). The focus is on hardware, FPGA and software development; manufacturing and testing take place in the company's own laboratories, workshops and test facilities, including an ISO-Class-7 cleanroom for flight hardware integration, thermal and vacuum test chambers and an EMI/RFI-shielded Crypto Chamber. A field of specialisation is radiation testing (Radiation Up-Screening, SEE and TID tests) of memory devices and FPGAs. Customers include ESA, DLR, Airbus, Thales Alenia Space, OHB and Beyond Gravity in missions for Earth observation, science, exploration and space safety.
- Site
- Bremen
- Processes
- Electronics development for aerospace (hardware, FPGA, software), Radiation testing / Radiation Up-Screening (SEE and TID tests) of electronic components,, Manufacture and test of box-level and board-level electronics products (on-board computers, PDHU,, Cleanroom flight hardware integration, Thermal and vacuum tests, EMC testing (access to external EMC test facilities), Vibration, shock and acceleration tests (access to external test facilities), Manufacture of Ground Support Equipment (unit testers, board-level testers)
- Materials
- Electronic components (FPGAs, memory devices), FPGA-based systems, Memory devices (RAM, NAND flash), Board-level electronics (cPCI-SS)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1997
- Industries
- Space (Earth Observation, Science & Exploration, Space Safety, New Space), Aerospace avionics, Ground segment / ground equipment, Aerospace avionics (airborne applications)
- 01
Project management & systems engineering
- 02
Hardware, FPGA and software development
- 03
Radiation testing / Radiation Up-Screening
- 04
Manufacturing in the company's own workshops
- 05
Cleanroom integration (ISO Class 7)
- 06
Verification, thermal/vacuum testing and product assurance
- 07
Delivery and support in the ground segment
Development & Processes
FPGA-based systems
Modern, secure FPGAs (Microsemi, Xilinx) form the basis for data processing, encryption and compression in orbit.
Memory devices (RAM, NAND flash)
EDAC-protected memory for mass storage solutions with 1–8 Tbit capacity and data rates up to 5 Gbps.
Board-level electronics (cPCI-SS)
Plug-in card form factor with extensibility via mezzanine connectors for integration into existing avionics architectures.
Sites
Bremen
DEHeadquarters: development, manufacturing and testing
- Lot size
- One-off pieces to series production
- Materials
- Electronic components (FPGAs, memory devices)
- ISO Class 7 cleanroom for flight hardware integration
- Thermal and vacuum test chambers
- EMI/RFI-shielded Crypto Chamber
- Mechanical and electrical workshops
- Radiation test facilities (SEE/TID, Real-Time Event Detection)
Braunschweig
DEBranch office
Budapest
HUSubsidiary DSI Aerospace Hungary Kft.
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics development for aerospace (hardware, FPGA, software)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Radiation testing / Radiation Up-Screening (SEE and TID tests) of electronic components,Testing | – | – | – | – | Electronic components (memory, FPGAs) |
| Manufacture and test of box-level and board-level electronics products (on-board computers, PDHU,Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cleanroom flight hardware integrationAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Thermal and vacuum testsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| EMC testing (access to external EMC test facilities)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vibration, shock and acceleration tests (access to external test facilities)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of Ground Support Equipment (unit testers, board-level testers)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO Class 7 cleanroom (for flight hardware integration) | – | – | – | – | Bremen |
| Thermal and vacuum test chambers | – | – | – | – | Bremen |
| EMI/RFI-shielded Crypto Chamber | – | – | – | – | Bremen |
| Mechanical and electrical workshops | – | – | – | – | – |
| Radiation test facilities (ground-based SEE/TID testing with Real-Time Event Detection) | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
DSI Aerospace is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 (certifier: DNV). Verification includes, among other things, thermal and vacuum tests, access to EMC as well as vibration, shock and acceleration test facilities, and radiation testing according to ESA/NASA standards.
| Evidence | Bremen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1997
Foundation of DSI Digital Signal Processing Systems & Information Technology GmbH by Prof. Harald Michalik and Prof. Laszlo Hinsenkamp as a spin-off of Hochschule Bremen
- 1999
First space project: KOMPSAT-2 Crypto and Formatting Board with OHB
- 2002
Development of crypto boards for SARLupe
- 2003
Relocation of headquarters to the airport campus of Hochschule Bremen
- 2007
Relocation to the current site at Otto-Lilienthal-Str. 1, Bremen
- 2008
Partnership with OHB: development and manufacture of EnMAP DSHA & ICPU
- 2010
First box-level export project (GökTürk SDCU-A with TÜBITAK) and first ESA board-level subcontract (Proba-V DHU with OIP)
- 2012
First ESA science mission: ExoMars Orbiter MMU boards with Crisa/Airbus; MASCOT OBC with DLR
- 2015
Direct Prime Contractor for JUICE SSMM (with Beyond Gravity) and MetOp-SG CDPU (with Airbus)
- 2016
Opening of the first branch office in Braunschweig; renamed DSI Aerospace Technologie GmbH, holding structure
- 2017
First series products for South Korea (KompSat-7, KompSat-7A, EOIRSat with KARI)
- 2019
Winning 5 of 6 projects for mass memory storage and instrument control units in Copernicus missions (CRISTAL, LSTM, CIMR, CHIME, CO2M)
- 2020
Entry into space weather missions (HERA MMU with Redwire); I-HAB MMS with TAS
- 2021
Sale of the sister company DSI Datasecurity GmbH to Airbus; new office in Braunschweig (Hans-Sommer-Str.)
- 2023
First space safety mission (Clearspace-1 OBC); renamed DSI Aerospace GmbH; shares acquired by EHC Ventures GmbH
- 2024
Foundation of the subsidiary DSI Aerospace Hungary Kft. in Budapest
- 2025
Acquisition of DSI Aerospace GmbH by the holding NEO Aerospace Systems GmbH