4 July 1998
Source: Hardcopy from Peter Leitner

Table 4

FUTURE WEAPON SYSTEMS: Microelectronic Technologies Required

X  ESSENTIAL   #   IMPORTANT   O  HELPFUL

A-A Missiles

Acoustic ASW Sensors

Acoustic Sensing Sys.

Air Superior. Fighter

Air- Launched Cruise Missiles

Air to Surface Missiles

Aircraft Bombs

AN-12 Class Tactical Transport

AN-124 Class Strategic Transport

Anti- personnel Weapon

Anti- aircraft Gun

Anti- sensor Laser

Artillery Ammun- ition

Artillery

ASAT

Astronomy Satellites

ASW Missiles

Attack Helicopter

Ballistic Missile Radars

Bomber

BW/CW Munitions and Production

Carrier Based CTOL Fighter

Counter- air Fighter

Cruise Missile Attack Submarine

Endo- atmospheric ABM

Exo- atmospheric ABM

Ground Attack Fighter

Ground Based AD Radar

Handheld ATGM

Automated Production

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

CAD Equipment

X

#

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

Chemical Plasma Etchers

X

#

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

Clean Room Design and Filters

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

Czochralski Crystal Pullers

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

E-Beam Mask Makers

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

Epitaxial Growth (VPE, MBE)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

High-Power Packing Know-How

#

X

X

X

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

High-Purity Polysilicon

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

High-Speed Gate Know-How

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

Ion Implanters

X

#

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

Ion Millers

X

#

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

Know-How to Optimize for Military

X

X

#

X

X

X

X

Low-Pressure CVD

X

#

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

Magnetically-Enhanced Sputtering

#

X

X

X

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Materials Characterization

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

Optimized Layout Know-How

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

Parametric Testers

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

Reactive Ion Etchers

X

#

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

Scanning & Stepping Proj. Aligners

X

#

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

VLSI Circuit Testers

X

#

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

Wafer Probe Testers

X

#

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

Wire Bonders

X

#

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

100+ Pin Packaging Know-How

#

X

X

X

#

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X