90 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I JULY 2021
Survey: Reasons U.S. Electronics
Manufacturers May Exit Defense Market E
In a new IPC industry survey and report,
one-quarter (24 percent) of electronic manu-
facturers say the costs and burdens of compli-
ance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model
Certification (CMMC) may force them out
of the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD)
supply chain.
Defense Speak Interpreted: The U.S. Has
a Space Force—JEDI Knights Next? E
Does the U.S. Department of Defense's JEDI
contract mean it's going into a Star Wars pro-
duction? Sorry, no Stephen Spielberg this
time. Sorting out the good guys and bad guys
in this cloud computing scenario.
EIPC Technical Snapshot Review:
Microvia Reliability Issues E
Since the mid-1990s, when they were devel-
oped for mass production in the mobile phone
industry, microvias have become principal
enablers for high-density designs, and have
evolved from single-level to complex stacked
and staggered structures. ey are fundamen-
tally robust interconnects, although some
aspects of their reliability are still under inves-
tigation.
Fortify, Rogers to Develop 3D Printed
Dielectric Material Systems for RF
Devices E
Fortify, a Boston-based 3D printing startup,
and Rogers Corporation, a global leader in
engineered materials for advanced connectiv-
ity and power electronics, announced their
partnership to enable additive manufacturing
of low-loss dielectric materials for radio fre-
quency (RF) devices and electronics.
Industry CEOs Urge Action to Improve
Electronics Manufacturing Ecosystem E
More than 50 CEOs urged Commerce Secre-
tary Gina Raimondo to take concrete steps to
address challenges confronting the entire U.S.
electronics supply chain.
The Government Circuit: Advocating for
the Entire Electronics Supply ChainE
Here in Washington, we are encouraged by
recent policy discussions that indicate a bipar-
tisan commitment to U.S. manufacturing that
is long overdue. European officials are also
promoting a policy agenda that could be very
positive for electronics. But there is still more
work to be done to bolster the entire electron-
ics ecosystem.
Adventures in Engineering: The
Ecosystem of Autonomous Flight E
To be clear, autonomous flight is here, it has
been done, the achievement has been made.
Now, how do we create an ecosystem for this
newly proven technology and how do we
incorporate it into our lives?
Curtiss-Wright Selected by Lockheed
Martin to Upgrade U.S. Navy Computers E
Curtiss-Wright's technology leadership in
Modular Open-Systems Approach-based
rugged Commercial Off-e-Shelf modules
tapped for U.S. Navy MH-60R/S Seahawk heli-
copter in response to cyber-attacks.
