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SRI International Microcircuit Emulation Center will be at Tinker and the Primes 2021 in Midwest City, OK over August 10-12, 2021. SRI International will be attending the Tinker and the Primes 2021 conference to represent our Emulation Programs. The Generalized Emulation of Microcircuits (GEM) program and the Advanced Microcircuit Emulation (AME) program are Defense Logistics…

Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) is a certification issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for parts that have been manufactured in a QA-certified technology flow that is capable of producing military-grade microcircuits in compliance to the performance requirement of MIL-PRF-38535. Microcircuits achieve “QML” status upon successful demonstration of the certified technology flow and compliancy to…

Close in Weapons Systems (CIWS) are used by the military as a last line of defense for detecting and destroying adversary short range missiles. There are two types of CIWS: gunbased systems (with rotating turrets) and missile-based systems. Examples of each are the Phalanx CIWS and the Rolling Air Frame Missile, Guided Missile Weapon System…

In the interest of continuing awareness for developments with our Advanced Microcircuit Emulation (AME) Program, please note the following key points below:   For the past few years we have exhibited at the GOMACTech conference, but this year the event will be held virtually during the originally scheduled dates of March 29 – April 1. …

Our GEM parts list has been updated and now has over 27,000 parts listed. You can either download the entire GEM parts list or do a part number search for your specific part here on our site. These are categorized as either “Emulation Available”, or “Emulation Capable:” The Emulation Available status means that an emulated…

The Advanced Microcircuit Emulation (AME) program develops and proves manufacturing capability for form, fit, and function equivalent microcircuits for DLA, the Services, and the broader Defense community when DoD microcircuit needs cannot be met. New capability demonstration is proven through technology development, certified device level testing, and system insertion of demonstration devices into Weapon Systems.…

The B-2 Spirit first flew on July 17th, 1989, and is expected to remain operational until 2032, at which time its successor, the B-21, is anticipated to be fully fielded. Supporting an aircraft for multiple decades undoubtably means you will be faced with microcircuit obsolescence challenges. Northrop encountered such an issue with a multiplexer microcircuit…

We find that our customers are often not aware that they are using GEM parts. So, think before you respond.. Does your system use GEM microcircuits? At first, you may think not, but, are you procuring parts directly from DLA? If so, there is a chance they are coming from the GEM Program. When DLA…