Trusted and Assured Microelectronics
Abstract
This Program Element (PE) supports microelectronics modernization activities that enable defense systems to keep pace with commercial microelectronics technological advances, reduce reliance on obsolete microelectronics, and mitigate the Department’s reliance on sole source foundries for assured state-of-the-art (SOTA) microelectronics. It addresses the challenges of 1) having enduring access to a multiplicity of modern manufacturing processes that require commercial volumes to maintain long term viability and 2) protecting the intellectual property (IP) of the microelectronic parts that are manufactured. This PE supports the 2018 National Defense Strategy’s (NDS) line of effort to build a more lethal force through modernization of key capabilities, the NDS defense objective of establishing an unmatched twenty-first century National Security Innovation Base that effectively supports Department operations and sustains security and solvency, and the NDS strategic approach of reforming the Department’s business practices by simultaneously increasing performance and affordability while still minimizing risk. This PE supports the OUSD(R&E) Microelectronics Modernization Roadmap. The primary areas of focus of this roadmap include the following: access to advanced packaging and test; quantifiable assurance and secure design; foundry access; verification and validation; policies, standards, and Joint Federated Assurance Center (JFAC) governing body; access to radiation hardened microelectronics; access to non-complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) state-of-the-art (SOTA) microelectronics; disruptive research and development; education and workforce development; trusted foundry and obsolescence; and supply chain awareness and security. Recognizing that an assured supply of microelectronics is a U.S. Government (USG)-wide concern, this activity will interface with interagency partners to take into account interagency requirements, opportunities for collaboration, and strategic decisions that can be made to limit the overall cost of these requirements to the USG. This activity is being led by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 0604294D8Z_4_0400_PB_2021
- Change Summary Explanation
- In FY 2021 Program Element (PE) funding for Project 291 – “Joint Federated Assurance Center”, Project 645 – “Verification and Validation Capabilities and Standards for Trust”, Project 646 – “New Trust Approach Development”, and Project 647 -“Microelectronics Innovation for National Security and Economic Competitiveness (MINSEC)” will realign under four new project codes to correctly align PE funding in support of a zero-trust philosophy and reflective of current priorities. The new project codes are: (1) P907 Access to State-of-the-Art (SOTA) Microelectronics - Development; (2) P908 Access to Advanced Packaging and Testing - Development; (3) P911 Address DoD Unique Needs Especially Radiation Hardening - Development; and (4) P912 Create a Resilient and Robust Microelectronics Pipeline - Development. Project codes P291, P645, P646, and P647 are being realigned in FY 2021 to the four new project codes to refocus the PE and provide traceability to the current enhancement priorities of SOTA access, heterogeneous packaging, quantifiable assurance, DoD unique needs, and enhanced U.S. microelectronics dominance. FY 2019 funding in the amount of $291.000 million was added by Congress to support acceleration efforts for MINSEC, Joint Federated Assurance Center (JFAC), and strategic radiation-hardening activities. In FY 2020, $302.000 million was added to accelerate activities for providing access and assurance to domestic SOTA and advanced packaging microelectronics production capabilities under Project 647. FY 2020 funding in the amount of $5.000 million was added by Congress to support supply chain risk management (SCRM) efforts under Project 645.
- Service Agency Name
- Office of the Secretary Of Defense
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Secretary of Defense
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