Microelectronics Technology Development and Support (DMEA)

Abstract

The Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) 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 via partnerships with the Defense Industrial Base, and by alternative means 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 advanced microelectronics solutions. 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. Access to mainstream, 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, latent vulnerabilities, malicious insertions, reliability issues particular to 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, as well as continued development, and incorporation, of quantifiable assurance mechanisms. DMEA provides the Department with 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. DMEA also provides the Department with front door access to SOTA microelectronics design and manufacturing capabilities with the added benefit of accredited facilities and processes, which employ quantifiable assurance mechanisms, to meet confidentiality, integrity, availability, performance and delivery needs while the Department transitions to a zero trust model. DMEA also provides the Services and Defense Agencies with a competitive cadre of accredited suppliers and advanced hardware assurance capabilities that can meet the needs of mission critical/essential systems for microelectronics components.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2022
Source ID
0603720S_3_0400_PB_2022
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2021: -SBIR/STTR Transfer: Due to an error while coding FY21 Enactment, the SBIR/STTR transfer is not reflected in the exhibit totals. Programs were indeed taxed and the funding was transferred to the SBIR PE 0605502S. For DMEA, the SBIR/STTR transfer is $4.330M. FY 2022: -Inflation for Non-Pay/Non-Fuel Purchases: An additional $0.725 million reduction was incorrectly coded to Manufacturing Technology and was intended for the Defense Microelectronics Activity for non-pay/non-fuel inflation. The funding will be adjusted correctly upon enactment of FY 2022 funding. -MGUE Transfer from PDW for $35M -Retired Pay Accrual: Agency Contribution Assumption FY 22 rate was increased by 1.1%. -Decrease for Travel: Defense-Wide activities are directed to maximize their travel funding through the use of technology, such as video teleconference, and cost-efficient transportation options.
Service Agency Name
Defense Logistics Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Logistics Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Assembly
  • Combat Operations
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Defense Systems
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Hardware Assurance
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Intellectual Property
  • Manufacturing
  • Procurement
  • Semiconductor Manufacturing
  • Semiconductors
  • Supply Chain
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Industrial Economics

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Microelectronics

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