Microelectronics Technology Development and Support (DMEA)
Abstract
DMEA’s mission is to leverage advanced technologies to provide microelectronics solutions across the entire spectrum of technology development and system acquisition phases. It is critical to National Security for the Department to maintain technological superiority through microelectronics solutions even when industry is unable or unwilling to provide them. DMEA provides an in-house capability to quickly develop and deliver timely, cost-effective, technically appropriate solutions to sustain weapon systems, to modernize their capabilities, increase their lethality, address new threats, and meet operational demands. DMEA augments its in-house capability through extensive industry and government partnerships that enable streamlined access to a variety of microelectronics technologies and engineering services to enhance responsiveness, and that develop sources for Trusted microelectronics. DMEA’s capabilities are critical in an atmosphere of diminishing domestic semiconductor manufacturing capability and increasing worldwide supply chain risks. The Department has very little influence over the microelectronics industry; the defense market represents less than 0.1% share of the total global semiconductor market. Assured access to Legacy, State of the Practice (SOTP) and State of the Art (SOTA) technologies is therefore a major and growing challenge. Threats to defense microelectronics include counterfeiting, Trojan horses, specific reliability issues in military environments, consolidation and off-shoring of manufacturing, rapid obsolescence and diminishing technology availability coming from an unpredictable and unsecured supply chain. In addition, as the Department maintains its weapon systems longer than originally planned, extended use increases demand for sustainment and modernization, which further intensifies the need for DMEA’s unique capabilities. The Technology Development program (P001) provides the Department with DMEA engineering expertise and laboratories to address the myriad microelectronics issues and to meet military requirements across the entire spectrum of technology research and development, acquisition, and long-term support. DMEA applies its specialized capabilities to resolve microelectronics issues for hundreds of distinct Department programs across the acquisition lifecycle every year. In addition, DMEA assists the Combatant Commands (COCOMs) including Special Ops, Cyber, Intelligence, and the Radiation-Hard communities. The Trusted Foundry program (P003) provides the Department with access to state-of-the-art microelectronics design and manufacturing capabilities with the added benefit of Trust, if necessary, to meet their confidentiality, integrity, availability, performance and delivery needs. The Trusted Foundry program also provides the Services and other agencies with a competitive cadre of accredited Trusted suppliers that can meet the needs of their mission critical/essential systems for Trusted integrated circuit components.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 0603720S_3_0400_PB_2021
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY2020, program received Congressional Add of $30.000 million for cyber accelerator and a $5.000 million increase for GaN-on-Si-Based RF Front-end. FY2020, the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Technology Transfer Research tax amounted to $6.241 million. FY2021, internal realignment decreased baseline by $32.653 million. $30.000 million was realigned for Research & Engineering (R&E) prioritization and $2.653 million for critical Defense Property Accountability System redesign and upgrade requirements.
- Service Agency Name
- Defense Logistics Agency
Entities
Organizations
- Defense Logistics Agency
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