Beyond Scaling - Access
Abstract
The Beyond Scaling - Access program demonstrates design and fabrication of advanced electronics, including through collaborations with leading industry players. Although the United States has led the development of advanced electronics and is home to three of the five leading-edge silicon foundries, recent investments by foreign competitors are threatening this leadership. Additionally, the fabrication cost of next-generation microelectronics has increased at an alarming rate. While the commercial sector is able to spread these costs over a large volume of products, the low volumes used by the DoD creates a cost barrier to meeting its future technology needs. The Beyond Scaling - Access program forges forward-looking collaborations among the commercial electronics community, defense industrial base, university researchers, and the DoD to address domestic and DoD-available microelectronics capabilities. Activities include establishing design capabilities for advanced digital logic in state-of-the-art foundries; enabling domestic production of millimeter wave circuits for 5G applications, military communication systems, and DoD radar sensors; initializing prototyping facilities and other activities to enhance the likelihood for domestic production and implementation of leading edge technologies; and exploring microelectronics development and manufacturing capabilities aligned to DoD-specific environments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 7a1fa7a90d8b123d095ccf468dc2d735