29th-30th JUNE 2027 – LONDON, UK

Amador Rafiq

Amador Rafiq

  • A&D Field Application Engineer
  • Microchip Technology

I am a Spanish aerospace engineer currently working in the semiconductor industry, focused on FPGA technologies and high-performance processors. My academic background specialized in avionics, aerial navigation, and space navigation, driven by a strong passion for space exploration and high-speed aviation. After moving to Germany, I completed my master’s studies at Technical University of Munich and continued my professional career in Munich, combining aerospace knowledge with advanced electronics and computing technologies.

Sessions

  • The Roadmap for Multicore Hardware

    The Roadmap for Multicore Hardware

    The multicore hardware roadmap focuses on delivering deterministic, safety-certifiable processors that meet escalating performance requirements without sacrificing reliability. Hardware designers must implement robust spatial and temporal isolation, minimize core and shared resource interference, and comply with DO-254, CAST-32A, and AMC 20-193 standards. Critical questions remain: Is current hardware sufficiently mature for safety-critical certification? How are suppliers ensuring long-term availability, configurability, and comprehensive toolchain support? What future and upcoming technologies can provide complete or partial solutions to these challenges? As performance demands grow and costs rise, can hardware innovation keep pace with the avionics industry’s stringent needs for predictability, traceability, and certifiability?