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USPAE was established in 2020 with a mission
of ensuring the U.S. government (USG) has ac-
cess to resilient and trusted electronics supply
chains. e USG has many electronics needs,
especially for defense- and security-related
missions, and the USPAE is lining up fund-
ing and collaboration opportunities to address
those needs.
USPAE Launches $42M DoD Consortium E
e I-Connect007 editorial team recently in-
terviewed Chris Peters, Kevin Sweeney and
Shane Whiteside, members of the U.S. Part-
nership for Assured Electronics (USPAE),
about the award the association received from
the Department of Defense to create the De-
fense Electronics Consortium. In this conver-
sation, they discuss the objectives of the con-
sortium, which was created to help the govern-
ment identify and address potential risks in the
electronics industry.
Defense Speak Interpreted:
So, What's a JADC2? E
e term JADC2 was prevalent in the late 2020
debate about the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act. It is a new way defense is using elec-
tronics to shape battle strategy. JADC2 is De-
fense Speak for "Joint All Domain Command
and Control." Sounds impressive, doesn't it,
but what does that mean?
Brain-to-Brain Communication Demo
Receives DARPA Funding E
Wireless communication directly between
brains is one step closer to reality thanks to $8
million in Department of Defense follow-up
funding for Rice University neuroengineers.
Wild River ISI-56 Platform Accelerates
SerDes Testing E
Al Neves, founder and CTO of Wild River
Technology, speaks about the release of their
new ISI-56 loss modeling platform. Al explains
why it was so critical that this tool meets the
stringent requirements of the IEEE P370 spec-
ification (which he helped develop), and why
he believes this is currently the best tool for
SerDes testing and characterization.
X-Rayted Files: The Dark Side of the
Chip Shortage—Counterfeits E
As the world slowly recovers from the COV-
ID-19 pandemic, another problem plagues
the global economy: the electronic compo-
nent shortage. What some economists have
deemed to be a decade of immense prosperi-
ty and growth, the "Roaring Twenties" started
with a hiccup.
BAE Systems Backs Local Tech Company
with Global Defense Capability E
World leading 3D volumetric display technol-
ogy developed by South Australian company
Voxon Photonics has won new work with BAE
Systems' UK-based submarine business and
the Australian-based Hunter Class Frigate pro-
gram.
New Defense Electronics Group Invites
Industry Participation E
e U.S. Partnership for Assured Electronics is
inviting electronics manufacturers and related
companies to participate in its programs, high-
lighting the opportunities to collaborate with
industry peers and the U.S. government. e
