4 July 1998
Source: Hardcopy from Peter Leitner

Table 5

FUTURE WEAPON SYSTEMS: Microelectronic Technologies Required

X  ESSENTIAL   #   IMPORTANT   O  HELPFUL

Handheld SAM

Heavy ICBM

Helicopter Launched ATGM

High Perform Platform

IL-76 Class Strat/Tact Aircraft

Imaging Satellite Systems

Interceptor

Large ALCM

Large CTOL Aircraft Carrier

Large GCLM

Large SCLM

Launch Detection Satellite

Light Combat Vehicle

Liquid SLBM

Long-Range SAM

Mid-Range SAM

Mobile Comms & Command Posts

Multiple Rocket Launcher

Naval AWACS

Naval Gun

Navigation Satellite

Non-Acoustic ASW

Nuclear Weapons Control Sys.

Nuclear Weapons Targeting Sys.

Precision Guided Munitions

Radio Electronic Combat

Reconaissance & Intel Collection

Reconstitution

Sea-Launched Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles

Automated Production

X

#

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

#

X

Chemical Plasma Etchers

X

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

#

X

Czochralski Crystal Pullers

X

#

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

#

X

High-Power Packing Know-How

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

#

X

High-Speed Gate Know-How

X

#

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

#

X

Ion Millers

X

X

X

#

X

X

X

X

X

#

X

X

X

#

#

X

X

X

X

#

X

#

X

Know-How to Optimize for Military

Low-Pressure CVD

X

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

#

Materials Characterization

X

#

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

#

X

Parametric Testers

X

#

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

#

X

Scanning & Stepping Proj. Aligners

X

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

#

X

Wafer Probe Testers

X

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

#

X

100+ Pin Packaging Know-How

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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