Trusted and Assured Microelectronics

Abstract

This program supports the Department's initiatives to Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage, Defend the Homeland, and Deter Aggression. This program 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. Microelectronics technology is a critical enabler for the development of new systems and sustainment of fielded systems required for all four 2022 National Defense Strategy (NDS) priorities. In addition, this PE directly supports the NDS priority of building a resilient Joint Force and defense ecosystem through modernization of key capabilities and fostering pathways to adapt SOTA commercial and dual-use technologies to Defense needs. This PE also supports the NDS objective of Making the Right Technology Investments by supporting the domestic microelectronics innovation ecosystem and partnering with industry to quickly incorporate market-driven commercial advances with military-relevant capabilities. This Program Element supports the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) Microelectronics Modernization Roadmap. The primary areas of focus of this roadmap include the following: access to state-of-the-art (SOTA) microelectronics technology, access to advanced packaging and test;; access to radiation hardened microelectronics; access to non-complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) SOTA microelectronics for radio frequency and optoelectronic applications; disruptive research and development; education and workforce development; trusted foundry and obsolescence. Recognizing that an assured supply of microelectronics is a U.S. Government-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, 2024
• Source ID: 0605294D8Z_5_0400_PB_2024
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2024 reduction of $5.232 million is comprised of a realignment of $6.590 million to support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Serving Institutions program, which is a priority of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E)), $0.316 million to support departmental priorities and an economic assumption increase of $1.674 million.
• Service Agency Name: Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

• Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Advanced Materials
• Application-Specific Integrated Circuits
• Best Practices
• Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors
• Compound Semiconductors
• Electronically Scanned Array
• Electronics Industry
• Field Programmable Gate Arrays
• Integrated Circuits
• Manufacturing
• National Security
• Power Electronics
• Product Development
• Radar
• Semiconductors
• Silicon Carbide
• Supply Chain

Readers

• Cybersecurity.
• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Microelectronics