Posts by Erica Krause

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is one of the largest military transport aircraft in flight today.   With a cargo capacity 170, 900 lbs. it has been used to transport military vehicles (M1A2 Abrams, M-2 Bradley,  AH-64 Apache helicopters, etc.) and troops throughout the world. Developed in the early 1980s-1990s, there have been a total of…

SRI International Microcircuit Emulation Center will be at the C-130 Technical Coordination Group (TCG) World Wide Review (WWR) 2019 in Orlando, FL over October 21-22, 2019. SRI International will be attending the C-130 TCG WWR 2019 conference to represent our Emulation Programs.  The Generalized Emulation of Microcircuits (GEM) program and the Advanced Microcircuit Emulation (AME)…

The popularity of Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) with designers is due to high flexibility and low cost.   PLDs start as uncommitted gate arrays containing predefined logic structures that can be programmed to create a myriad of complex designs. Designers define the interconnect between the logic structures to implement the desired functionality for their application.  PLDs…

Before jumping into our solutions for mitigating FPGA Obsolescence Using Microcircuit Emulation, lets review the current capabilities that we have. Our existing 0.8µm CMOS Emulation technology is compatible with following FPGA families: •Actel: ACT1, ACT2, ACT3 •Xilinx: XC2000, XC3000, XC3100A, XC4000, XC4000A, XC4000E •Altera:  FLEX8000, MAX5000, MAX7000, MAX9000 These families use a +5.0V supply voltage.   …

SRI International’s DLA Emulation Programs received a Gold Supplier rating from BAE Systems’ Electronics division in Nashua, NH.  BAE Systems instituted the annual Supplier Scorecard program to recognize suppliers who have provided outstanding service and partnership in exceeding customer requirements. This recognizes performance throughout 2018. The BAE Systems annual supplier scorecard program measures suppliers based…

SRI International Microcircuit Emulation Center will be at Tinker and the Primes 2019 in Midwest City, OK over August 13-15, 2019. SRI International will be attending the Tinker and the Primes 2019 conference to represent our Emulation Programs. The Generalized Emulation of Microcircuits (GEM) program and the Advanced Microcircuit Emulation (AME) program are Defense Logistics…

Why might you need to reverse engineer a microcircuit? The Emulation of obsolete microcircuits can be hampered by the lack of technical documentation, in many cases the original manufacturer no longer exists, the Technical Data Package (TDP) is incomplete or was not purchased therefore original technical data is lost. The more information available will help to…

Raytheon faced a DMSMS challenge involving a legacy microcircuit used on the Aegis Weapon System. With commercial stock options depleted, Raytheon turned to DLA’s GEM program for help. Background This microcircuit, a SG5470 dual peripheral driver, was initially manufactured by Silicon General, who was acquired by Linfinity, and subsequently by Microsemi, who discontinued the part…

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) sponsored Advanced Microcircuit Emulation (AME) Program develops, demonstrates, and provides a continuing source of advanced technology, high-reliability, military-quality microcircuits. AME technology may be used to provide Form, Fit, and Function (FFF) solutions at the digital component level. AME can be applied to consolidate multiple digital components into a single AME…

SRI International Microcircuit Emulation Center will be at Quad AAAA 2019 in Nashville, TN over April 14-16, 2019. SRI International will be attending the Quad AAAA Conference for the first time to represent our Emulation Programs. We will have an exhibition in the conference hall, so if you are there, please visit SRI International and…