Spectrum Signal Processing by Vecima is a technology company and

commercial off-the-shelf Commercial off-the-shelf or commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) products are packaged or canned (ready-made) hardware or software, which are adapted aftermarket to the needs of the purchasing organization, rather than the commissioning of ...

(COTS) product provider, based in

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. Spectrum designs and builds board and system-level hardware and software solutions for

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applications. Since May 2, 2007, Spectrum has operated as a division of

Vecima Networks Vecima Networks is a Canadian company that develops hardware and software solutions for broadband access, content delivery, and telematics. It was founded in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and currently has offices in Saskatoon, Burnaby, Atlanta, Lon ...

Inc., a Canadian technology company. In addition, Spectrum Signal Processing (USA), Inc. is a subsidiary of

Inc., and is primarily a sales organization for Spectrum's products in the United States.

History

1987

Spectrum Signal Processing is founded.

2007

Spectrum Signal Processing is acquired by

Inc., became Spectrum Signal Processing by Vecima.

Products and Services

Spectrum designs and builds I/O modules (RF, analog and digital I/O) and integrated software-reconfigurable platforms for customer applications such as

software-defined radio Software-defined radio (SDR) is a radio communication system where components that have been traditionally implemented in analog hardware (e.g. mixers, filters, amplifiers, modulators/ demodulators, detectors, etc.) are instead implemented b ...

(SDR),

Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance ISTAR stands for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. In its macroscopic sense, ISTAR is a practice that links several battlefield functions together to assist a combat force in employing its sensors and managing ...

(ISR);

military communications Military communications or military signals involve all aspects of communications, or conveyance of information, by armed forces. Military communications span from pre-history to the present. The earliest military communications were delivered b ...

(MILCOM),

satellite A satellite or artificial satellite is an object intentionally placed into orbit in outer space. Except for passive satellites, most satellites have an electricity generation system for equipment on board, such as solar panels or radioiso ...

communications (SATCOM), Datalinks, and

radar Radar is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine the distance ('' ranging''), angle, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, w ...

. Spectrum's products are designed and manufactured in

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, Canada.

Hardware

Spectrum provides RF,

engines, analog and digital I/O modules, along with integrated systems and subsystems, in

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( cPCI),

PCI Express PCI Express (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express), officially abbreviated as PCIe or PCI-e, is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard, designed to replace the older PCI, PCI-X and AGP bus standards. It is the common m ...

(PCIe), VME, XMC/ PMC,

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and

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References

External links

Spectrum Signal Processing

Vecima Networks
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