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Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for Extending Microprocessor Availability

Commercial IP Soft Core. On-Demand Chip Processing. On-Demand ASIC Packaging. Advanced Retargeting/Cloning. Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for Extending Microprocessor Availability. Proactive Solution to Military Microprocessor Availability and Affordability.

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Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for Extending Microprocessor Availability

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  1. Commercial IP Soft Core On-Demand Chip Processing On-Demand ASIC Packaging Advanced Retargeting/Cloning Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for Extending Microprocessor Availability Proactive Solution to Military Microprocessor Availability and Affordability Manufacturing Science & Technology Division Engineering Directorate, RDECOM

  2. Advanced Microprocessor Technologiesfor Military Systems Briefing Objectives • Microprocessor Availability Problem • Overview of Microprocessor Cloning Initiative • Demonstrate Aviation Application • Summary

  3. Advanced Microprocessor Technologiesfor Military Systems Problem Statement • Missile Defense, Army Aviation, Tactical Missiles and other key weapon systems face critical microprocessor availability problems • Commercial processor lifecycles ~ 3 - 5 years • Military system lifecycles ~ 20 years and greater • Current solution options are bridge buys or system redesign • Bridge buys are high-risk due to varying system lifecycles and quantities. Also requires high up front investment cost and storageconsiderations. • System redesign is costly due to: • Software is microprocessor specific; software regression testing always required and is a major cost driver • Simply band aides the problem until next redesign required

  4. Advanced Microprocessor Technologiesfor Military Systems Solution • Employ advanced Microprocessor Cloning technologies • Retargeting/Cloning tools based on commercial intellectual property (IP) soft core transfer and integrated processor design, simulation and hardware/software validation capabilities • Use of advanced Microprocessor Manufacturing technologies • On-demand Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) and Ball Grid Array (BGA) fabrication and robust packaging processes (including RAD-HARD devices) using commercial vendors or TAPO (Trusted Access Program Office) • Conduct multiple Pilot demonstrations • Optimize IP soft core transfer business cases • Optimize design retargeting cloning capabilities • Optimize ASIC/BGA manufacturing and packaging capabilities • Enable technology insertions in multiple military systems

  5. Advanced Microprocessor Technologiesfor Military Systems Benefits • Prevention of complete CCA/LRU redesign requirements • Combats market dependencies & enforced technology upgrades • Better use of limited resources • Another tool in obsolescence mitigation arsenal

  6. Advanced Microprocessor Technologiesfor Military Systems Get to Market Faster and Stay There Longer! Use of intellectual property processor cores offers a new level of design flexibility and technology independence. The vision is to extend this best commercial practice to military application. Volume Typical Product Lifecycle Time

  7. Advanced Microprocessor Technologiesfor Military Systems • Now you can use a state-of-the-art processor and get the added benefit of long term availability. • “The independent intellectual property provider market represents one of the most significant, exciting and rapidly changing segments in the entire semiconductor history for future evolution and growth of the overall electronics industry."

  8. Advanced Microprocessor Technologiesfor Military Systems Using This Technology Today

  9. Advanced Microprocessor Technologiesfor Military Systems Aviation Pilot Demonstration • Phase 1: • Acquire IP core, conduct design/retargeting/cloning exercises to establish equivalent microprocessor • Conduct design for manufacturing/packaging exercises • Phase 2: • Synthesize design to technology independent VHDL/Verilog libraries • Identify manufacturing and test process improvements for high reliability/low volume die fabrication and ASIC/BGA packaging • Phase 3: • Fabricate processors (die) and package to demonstrate cloning and improved manufacturing and test processes • Potential to use Trusted Foundry for die fabrication • Validate capabilities at multiple levels: microprocessor, board level, and full system hardware/software compatibility

  10. TAPO Operational Flow DoD PM Identifies Rqmts Program/Contractors TAPO Establishes Linkage with IBM DoD Contractors/IBM Technical Exchange DoD Contractor DoD PM Awards Contract IBM/DoD Contractor Generate Task Order COPY DoD PM Validates Task Order Provides Funds Contractor provides Mask Files IAW Task Order Trusted Access Program Office (TAPO) Contract Activities IBM Fills Order Notify TAPO TAPO Completes Admin Duties Deliver To Contractor

  11. Advanced Microprocessor Technologiesfor Military Systems Summary • Use of microprocessor IP cores is becoming mainstream in commercial industry to reduce time to market and increase availability • Microprocessor Cloning is an enabling technology that can address all military systems • Program plans and investment strategy built for flexibility and success • Phase 1 Trade Study in Progress

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