Electronic Military & Defense Annual Resource

6th Edition

Electronic Military & Defense magazine was developed for engineers, program managers, project managers, and those involved in the design and development of electronic and electro-optic systems for military, defense, and aerospace applications.

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But the manufacturing process (silicon and packaging) and how the devices are tested often have distinct, defined flows: one for commercial and one for military. Whether a product is targeted for commercial or military applications, all engineers face similar problems: meeting customers' specifications. Commercial applications might have some lesser requirements (i.e., commercial temperatures), but must be more stringent on others (i.e., costs). Military product specifications often require more rugged builds and functionality, due to the harsh environments in which the products are used and the fact that these products often must remain serviceable for decades. Due to these constraints, many MIL-xxx documents specify how designs must be created and manufactured. These additional MIL specifications require more expensive testing and should encourage military development organizations to adopt PF methods and tools to help reduce/eliminate errors. Further, PF can perform design analysis, examining sensitivity to a number of variables. Any methods and tools that can help optimize and "center" a design within a process will help to improve and stabilize manufacturing yields, thereby decreasing costs and supply issues. Effective Exploration For All Runaway costs are rapidly changing today's design environment, causing many engineers to reevaluate older technologies that were once considered esoteric and expensive. Still, old and proven methodologies and tools can be inadequate. Adding a PF methodology and tool to your arsenal can open up many options that may not have been otherwise considered due to time and manpower restraints. n References 1. 10nm Versus 7nm. Mark Lapedus, April 25, 2016. http://semiengineering.com/10nm- versus-7nm/. 2. Are we at an Inflection Point with Silicon Scaling and Homogeneous ICs? Bill Martin, Oct. 15, 2014. http://semimd.com/blog/2014/10/15/are-we-at-an-inflection-point-with-silicon- scaling-and-homogeneous-ics/. Trends 38 Electronic Military & Defense Annual Resource, 6th Edition Bill Martin is president and VP of engineering at E-System Design, Inc. He has over 35 years of experience in consulting, product design, and project management with semiconductor and EDA companies. For the first 15 years of his career, Bill created and manufactured 5u down to 0.35um silicon designs at Mostek and VLSI Technology. He then switched to EDA and joined Synopsys, after which he moved to Mentor to run its WW Consulting organization and was assigned its silicon IP Division in 2005. Bill joined E-System Design in 2009. He earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas, and a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana. He has been granted five patents and has others pending. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT AMPLIFIERS AR Modular RF ............................39 CABLES & CONNECTORS Fischer Connectors, Inc. ...............39 MegaPhase .................................39 INSTRUMENTATION/TEST EQUIPMENT Anritsu Company .........................39 OPTICAL COMPONENTS & MATERIALS DEPOSITION SCIENCES ................40 RF/MICROWAVE COMPONENTS Corry Micronics, Inc. ....................40 Evans Capacitor Company ............40 Mini-Systems, Inc. .......................40 Qorvo .........................................41 Skyworks Solutions, Inc. ...............41 Teledyne Microwave Solutions .......41 RF POWER AMPLIFIERS dB Control ..................................41 SENSORS/IMAGING PHOTRON, INC. ...........................42 Raptor Photonics Ltd ....................42 Vision Research ...........................42 SOFTWARE Altair Engineering Inc (Pty) Ltd ......42 LISTING INDEX VertMarkets Design Engineering Group 2009 Mackenzie Way, Suite 280, Cranberry Township, PA 16066 PH: (724) 940-7555 Fax: (724) 940-7707 Publishers Geoff Tecza l ext 162 l gtecza@vertmarkets.com Geoff Tecza l ext 162 l gtecza@vertmarkets.com Nathan Miller l ext 194 l nmiller@vertmarkets.com Account Executive Tim Bretz l ext 123 l tbretz@vertmarkets.com

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