All EEE Components & Embedded Electronics in Regional Unit of Central Athens

The Digital Systems and Computer Architecture Laboratory (DSCAL) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) serves R&D and educational activities on the design and architecture of computer systems, the interactions between HW and SW on performance, energy/power, and reliability for high-performance and embedded systems, covering microprocessors, HW accelerators, memory systems, GPUs, FPGAs and ASICs. The faculty members serve the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications (DIT) and the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology (DAST) of NKUA. The DSCAL Space Technologies R&D activities focus on On-board Data Systems (Payload Data Processing). DSCAL has developed high performance HW accelerators (as IP cores) targeting space-grade and COTS FPGAs and implementing CCSDS recommended standards. DSCAL members participate in the CCSDS Space Link Service Multispectral and Hyperspectral Data Compression (SLS-MHDC) Working Group, providing feedback to the WG in HW implementation issues.

The Microelectronics Circuit Design Group (ELAB) of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) conducts research and education in integrated-circuit design, with emphasis on analog, mixed-signal and RF CMOS circuits, wireless communication circuits and systems, semiconductor-device modelling, sensors and microsystems, and advanced microelectronic technologies. Within the space ecosystem, these capabilities are particularly relevant to the design of low-power and high-frequency integrated circuits, RF front ends, mixed-signal electronics, sensing and signal-processing hardware for satellite communications, payloads and other spaceborne electronic systems.