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# Intel® Starfire™ Built for Extremes. Powered by Intel

## Summary

Starfire™ is designed for space grade survivability, advanced AI performance while meeting the size, weight and power constraints.

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## Description

Starfire™ is designed for space grade survivability, advanced AI performance while meeting the size, weight and power constraints.

## Usage instructions

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Product brief

As spacecraft evolve from data

collectors into intelligent orbital

platforms, Intel® Starfire

delivers the compute

performance needed to process

data, run AI workloads and make

decisions directly on orbit.

Combining enterprise-class x86

computing with integrated AI

acceleration, Intel® Starfire

enables real-time analytics,

autonomous operations and

mission flexibility in a single space-

grade platform.

## Compute built for orbit.

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## Run concurrent mission workloads

## x86 CPU

Run complex workloads

High-throughput compute

## NPU

## +

## GPU

Process data onboard

24/7 low-power

## 80 TOPS

Enable mission autonomy

Real-time onboard decisions

▪

Sensor fusion & analytics

Onboard decision support

Autonomous mission planning

AI-powered anomaly detection

Spacecraft health monitoring

Predictive maintenance

## on one platform.

Built on Intel's proven x86 ecosystem, Intel® Starfire

combines high-performance CPU cores with

integrated NPU and GPU engines in a heterogeneous

compute architecture. By leveraging existing software

investments and consolidating mission workloads,

Intel® Starfire

delivers

enterprise

-

class performance

with greater efficiency and flexibility.

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## Take command of the mission.

## Unify mission computing

▪Flight, mission & payload processing

▪Concurrent AI inference

▪CPU, GPU, NPU on one platform

### Do more, on orbit. Consolidate mission, payload and AI

### workloads on a single platform while improving

### resilience, reducing system complexity and enabling

### autonomous spacecraft operations.

## Separate workloads safely

▪Isolated software environments

▪Virtualized workload partitioning

▪Mixed-criticality mission support

## Protect mission

## -

## critical functions

▪Isolated fault domains

▪Safeguard critical flight functions

▪Functional Safety for mission assurance

## Orchestrate the mission

▪Coordinate mission operations

▪Monitor system health

▪Centralize system oversight

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### Platform controller tile

I/O

## 12

3 PHY  |  full bifurcation

### PCIe Gen4

4x USB4 | TBT

2x USB3.2

8x USB2.0

Low Speed IO

SPI; eSPI; I2C ; I3C; UART; GPIO

Intel® Wi-Fi 7 (R2)*

Connectivity

Intel®

Bluetooth® Core 6.0*

## 1 x Gbe

Integrated Ethernet MAC

Audio*

1219

## Enterprise

## class compute.

## Stop trading performance for efficiency. Or autonomy for performance.

## Built on advanced Intel® technology and backed by a mature x86 software

## ecosystem, Intel® Starfire

## enables spacecraft to process more data,

## make more decisions and execute more mission functions directly on orbit.

CPU

xPU

Memory

Built on

SKU parameters are based on current benchmarks and subject to change. *Feature disabled by default; can only be enabled by Intel  upon customer request.

### Compute tile

Image signal

processor

NPU 5 tiles

Media & display*

engines

## 3

## IPU 7.5

## Xe

LPDDR5x

Memory-side

cache

6400MT/s

## 8MB

Up to

DDR5

## 8 Cores

## 4 P-cores 4

LPE-cores

GPU

PCD

ACE3.0  |  5x DSP HiFi4  |  5x Soundwire  |  3x 12S  |   HD Audio 2x DMIC

### GPU tile

## 4

Xe-cores

Architecture

## 64

Execution

units

External

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## 10W

## 35W

Flexible power options

## Space

## grade reliability.

### Harness the power of Intel’s commercial

### technology without sacrificing spaceflight

### readiness. Extensive environmental

### testing and mission-focused qualification

### provide the reliability data needed to

### deploy advanced x86 computing across

### demanding orbital missions.

## 10+ years

Lifetime operability

CPU Cores

(Intel 18A)

4 x P-core | 3.0 GHz

4 x LPE-core | 800 MHz

4 x LPE-core | 2.1 GHz

NPU

3 tiles | 1.8 GHz

GPU Cores

(Intel 3)

4Xe (64 EU)

2.0 GHz

Total TOPS

Up to 45 TOPS

Up to 80 TOPS

Low Power

Performance

SKU Type

TDP (W)

10W

35W

### Parameters can be customized to optimize mission workloads.

## 55

## °

## C to 125

## C

Operating T-junction

## TID, SEL, SEE

Characterization in progress

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## Questions?

## ecots@intel.com

Learn more at www.Intel.com/government. Performance varies by use, configuration, and other factors. Performance results are based on testing as of

dates shown in configurations and may not reflect all publicly available updates. No product or component can be absolutely s ecure. Your costs and results

may vary. Intel technologies may require enabled hardware, software, or service activation. © Intel Corporation. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Core, and other

Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

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## Tables

**From: Share**

| Product brief Compute built for orbit. As spacecraft evolve from data collectors into intelligent orbital platforms, Intel® Starfire delivers the compute performance needed to process data, run AI workloads and make decisions directly on orbit. Combining enterprise-class x86 computing with integrated AI acceleration, Intel® Starfire enables real-time analytics, autonomous operations and mission flexibility in a single space- grade platform. |  |
| --- | --- |

**From: Share**

| Enterprise -class compute. Stop trading performance for efficiency. Or autonomy for performance. Built on advanced Intel® technology and backed by a mature x86 software ecosystem, Intel® Starfire enables spacecraft to process more data, make more decisions and execute more mission functions directly on orbit. Compute tile Built on CPU 8 4 4 Cores P-cores LPE-cores xPU 3 Xe IPU 7.5 Image signal Media & display* CPU PCD NPU 5 tiles processor engines Memory Up to Up to 8MB 6400MT/s 6400MT/s LPDDR5x DDR5 Memory-side cache GPU External Platform controller tile I/O 12 4x USB4 | TBT PCIe Gen4 2x USB3.2 3 PHY | full bifurcation 8x USB2.0 Low Speed IO SPI; eSPI; I2C ; I3C; UART; GPIO Connectivity 1 x Gbe Intel® Wi-Fi 7 (R2)* GPU tile Built on Integrated Ethernet MAC Intel® 1219 Bluetooth® Core 6.0* 4 64 Audio* Architecture Xe-cores Execution units ACE3.0 | 5x DSP HiFi4 | 5x Soundwire | 3x 12S | HD Audio 2x DMIC |
| --- |
| SKU parameters are based on current benchmarks and subject to change. *Feature disabled by default; can only be enabled by Intel upon customer request. |

**From: Share**

| Compute tile Built on CPU 8 4 4 Cores P-cores LPE-cores xPU 3 Xe IPU 7.5 Image signal Media & display* NPU 5 tiles processor engines Memory Up to Up to 8MB 6400MT/s 6400MT/s LPDDR5x DDR5 Memory-side cache |  |
| --- | --- |

**From: Share**

| External Platform controller tile I/O 12 4x USB4 | TBT PCIe Gen4 2x USB3.2 3 PHY | full bifurcation 8x USB2.0 Low Speed IO SPI; eSPI; I2C ; I3C; UART; GPIO Connectivity Intel® Wi-Fi 7 (R2)* 1 x Gbe Integrated Ethernet MAC Intel® 1219 Bluetooth® Core 6.0* Audio* ACE3.0 | 5x DSP HiFi4 | 5x Soundwire | 3x 12S | HD Audio 2x DMIC | External |
| --- | --- |

**From: Share**

| GPU tile Built on 4 64 Architecture Xe-cores Execution units |  |
| --- | --- |

**From: Share**

| Intel® Wi-Fi 7 (R2)* |
| --- |
| Intel® Bluetooth® Core 6.0* |

**From: Share**

| Space -grade reliability. Harness the power of Intel’s commercial technology without sacrificing spaceflight readiness. Extensive environmental testing and mission-focused qualification provide the reliability data needed to deploy advanced x86 computingacross demanding orbital missions. 10W-35W -55°C to 125°C Flexible power options Operating T-junction 10+ years TID, SEL, SEE Lifetime operability Characterization in progress SKU Type Low Power Performance CPU Cores 4 x P-core | 3.0 GHz 4 x P-core | 3.0 GHz (Intel 18A) 4 x LPE-core | 800 MHz 4 x LPE-core | 2.1 GHz NPU 3 tiles | 1.8 GHz 3 tiles | 1.8 GHz (Intel 18A) GPU Cores 4Xe (64 EU) 4Xe (64 EU) (Intel 3) 2.0 GHz 2.0 GHz Total TOPS Up to 45 TOPS Up to 80 TOPS TDP (W) 10W 35W Parameters can be customized to optimize mission workloads. |
| --- |

**From: Share**

| SKU Type CPU Cores (Intel 18A) NPU (Intel 18A) GPU Cores (Intel 3) Total TOPS TDP (W) |  | Low Power | Performance 4 x P-core | 3.0 GHz 4 x LPE-core | 2.1 GHz 3 tiles | 1.8 GHz 4Xe (64 EU) 2.0 GHz Up to 80 TOPS 35W |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 4 x P-core | 3.0 GHz 4 x LPE-core | 800 MHz |  |
|  |  | 3 tiles | 1.8 GHz |  |
|  |  | 4Xe (64 EU) 2.0 GHz Up to 45 TOPS 10W |  |

**From: Share**

| Questions? ecots@intel.com |
| --- |
| Learn more at www.Intel.com/government. Performance varies by use, configuration, and other factors. Performance results are based on testing as of dates shown in configurations and may not reflect all publicly available updates. No product or component can be absolutely secure. Your costs and results may vary. Intel technologies may require enabled hardware, software, or service activation. © Intel Corporation. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Core, and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. |

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