Memory-centric SRAM chips cut space telescope power 59x and lighten satellites

A University of Michigan team designed memory-centric SRAM architectures for future space telescopes, cutting computing power from about 3,000 watts to 51 watts (roughly 59× less) and reducing spacecraft mass from about 2,425 pounds to 425 pounds by co-locating memory and processing to minimize data movement; the design could lower mission costs (about $430 million savings over 25 years) and is moving from simulation to lab testing with chiplet fabrication planned next.