Leveraging New Information Technologies to Manage Obsolescence
Abstract
In the new economy of digital technology the transition rate of component level functionality is transitioning at an accelerated rate introducing greater functional complexity. As voltage output scales downward and micron line width design rules are reduced there are new generations of digital technology that offer superior functionality that is more reliable, uses less power, less real state, less weight and smaller power supplies. The newer generations of component technology are rapidly causing the older generations of component technology to become obsolete because the cost of various functionality commodity groups are reduced with the scaled down designs. At i2 through our global semiconductor library maintenance we are recording 37,000 component discontinuance notifications on an annual basis. Within the digital category a new generation of microprocessors is being introduced every 18 months and a new generation of memory type devices is being introduced every 9 months with speed and density increases. This high rate of technology transition is impacting the production and spares support to sustain weapon systems that require ten, twenty, thirty or more years of operational support.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADP010985
Entities
People
- Malcolm Baca